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, August 8, 2011

Build-A-Bear recalls pins
Bizjournals.com
The company, along with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, announced the voluntary recall Thursday. The 1.5 inch lapel pin, manufactured in China, features graphics of a heart, bear head, and peace sign all positioned in front ...
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China Plans to Launch Escalator Recall System
CRIENGLISH.com
4 in Beijing, China on Tuesday morning, July 5, 2011. [File Photo: Jing You/CFP] China's top quality watchdog has said it will write a system of product recall for problematic escalators into law, following a spate of escalator accidents last month, ...
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NexTorch Recalls Flashlight Batteries
Consumer Affairs
The recalled product is a NexTorch NT123A flashlight battery, bearing the trademark ™ superscript, rather than registered trademark ® superscript. Its body is silver metallic-colored and has the NexTorch logo and the voltage (3 V) on it. ...
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Consumer Affairs

Software glitch forces Honda to recall 2 million cars
The Tech Herald
The company has issued a product recall in order to update the software, which is connected to the transmission control module of the following vehicles in the United States: Honda Accord 4-cylinder (2005-2010), Honda CR-V (2007-2010) and Honda Element ...
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NexTorch recalls 16000 batteries
UPI.com
... the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The batteries involved in the recall are the NexTorch NT123A 3Vflashlight battery. They were imported from China and sold nationwide from February 2009 through June 2011 for about $20. ...
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US official: Quality of Chinese products greatly improved
Xinhua
One of the purposes of O'Brien's China visit is to learn the latest trend of Chinese product safety and extend cooperation with China's main product safety body, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). ...
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Over 1M toy keys with remotes recalled
UPI.com
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said the toys were imported from China and sold nationwide from January 2006 through May 2011 for about $9. An additional 3600 of the toys were sold in Canada. The commission said they plastic keys or key rings ...
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Collapsing step stools sold at Target recalled
Denver Post
By Howard Pankratz The US Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Target Corp. has ordered the recall of wooden step stools that have repeatedly collapsed. The federal agency said that the wooden step stools can break apart or collapse ...
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