CHINA-FREE

DEFINITION chi-na-free adj. A term proposed for use on food labels to show that products are not made in China.

CONTEXT In light of recent health and safety scares regarding Chinese-made food and products, a U.S.-based company called Food for Health International has announced plans to put "China-free" stickers on its goods. The subtext: These products won't make you sick or have harmful contaminants like melamine.

USAGE Given recent recalls of items from toys to toothpaste, China-free labeling could catch on, though consumers would do well to remember that not all products from China are tainted and not all tainted products are from China.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Baby cribs recalled
WEAU-TV 13
The cribs were manufactured in China by Alexander Designs Limited. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall because the rail hardware can ...
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Trisonic fluorescent light bulbs recalled
UPI.com
WASH, DC, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Trisonic compact fluorescent light bulbs due to a fire ...
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Jogging strollers recalled over strangulation risk
Chicago Tribune (blog)
Valco Baby, a baby product manufacturer and distributor, on Wednesday announced a voluntary recall of about 12000 Tri Mode single and twin jogging strollers ...
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Shades, Cribs Recalled On Potential Child-Strangulation Risks
Wall Street Journal
The Roman window shades were made in China for Green Mountain Vista Inc. as the company added its name to a massive recall of all Roman shades and roll-up ...
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Recalls: Walmart, Amazon, Bed, Bath & Beyond
OCRegister
The strollers, made in China, sold at juvenile product stores nationwide and web sites including Amazon from October 2009 through February 2010 for about ...
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Meridia recall fuels warning on weight loss
Global Times
The spokesman added that Abbott had suspended the distribution of Meridia in China because it did not sell well. But the product, bearing the name "Reductil ...
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Abbott Says Chinese Market Not Affected By Recall Of Infant Formula
ChinaCSR.com
The company said that no products distributed in China by Abbott Nutrition were affected by the recent proactive and voluntary recall of some products in ...
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GM to recall 3996 Cadillac SRX crossovers
Reuters
The recall covers 3996 SRX crossovers built in December 2009. Most of the vehicles have been sold in the United States and 341 were exported to China, ...
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Company Must Pay Attention To The Phenomenon Of Export Toy Recalls ...
By mcchen030
Europe and the United States is an important market for China's toy exports, product recalls have been repeatedly informed, not only gave me a huge economic losses caused by export enterprises, but also affect the external reputation of ...
mcchen030 - http://mcchen030.blogdrive.com/

List of Recalled Toys for Lead Poisoning Hazards – Childrens Toy ...
By Lemon
Aqua DotsThis toy does not contain lead, that we know of, but the recall itself was serious enough for us to add it to this list of recalled toys from China. If your child has the product pictured on the page linked to below, ...
Homeschool Ninja - http://homeschoolninja.com/