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, December 19, 2011

FW: Google Alert - china product recall

Product recall: toasters
Washington Post
The toasters were manufactured in China. WHY: When the toasters are first plugged into the outlets, the heating element can be energized although the toaster lifter is in the up or off position, posing a fire hazard if the toaster is near flammable ...
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Product recalls
Charleston Post Courier
The mobile battery cases were manufactured in China. The battery case can overheat while charging, posing a fire hazard. CPSC and the firm have received about 14 reports of the battery cases overheating in the US, including three reports of minor burns ...
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Millions of cars made in China, but few recalled
China Daily
By Xu Xiao (China Daily) BEIJING - Only two out of this year's 66 passenger vehicle recalls in China were made by domestic brands, according to records on the country's auto recall website, again raising concerns over weak safety regulations. ...
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China Daily

Explosion at Apple Chinese Supplier Pegatron Recalls Foxconn Blast
CFOworld
By Michael Kan Apple supplier Pegatron reported that an explosion occurred at a subsidiary company in China, with Shanghai authorities stating that 61 workers were sent to hospital. Earlier this year, another Apple supplier, Foxconn, reported that an ...
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Child Product Recalls
Accident Injury Lawyer (blog)
Next on the recall are Keds Girls' Shoes, which are being recalled due to laceration hazard. Manufactured in China, approximately 45000 Keds"Know It All" girls' shoes are being recalled as the metal stars on the back of the shoes have been known to ...
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Basu: An important lesson is that we need China, and China needs us
DesMoinesRegister.com
We are right to call out China's human rights abuses, but our demonization of China has taken less seemly forms. The Chinese recall accusations of a “China lobby” operating in the United States. As the cost of grain shot up, Iowa's Sen. ...
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China morning round-up: South Korea stabbing coverage
BBC News
China Daily, quoting a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, says simply that the government "is verifying media reports". Regional newspapers such as the Beijing News recall the background of frequent clashes between Chinese skippers and South Korean coast ...
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BBC News

CPSC: Baby Rattles Recalled by Toys Distribution for Choking Risks
NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)
Los Angeles, CA — Toys Distribution Inc. and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a voluntary product recall of baby rattles over choking hazards the defective product poses to young children. ...
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