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.
IKEA product recall News1130 The article number is 20149707 and the words "IKEA" and "Made in China" are etched on the bottom of the metal holder. Health Canada says pressure from the metal against the glass could cause the glass to break unexpectedly, posing a laceration and burn ... See all stories on this topic » |
FORSTA coffee/tea makers recalled UPI.com WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of FORSTA coffee and tea makers due to risk of injury. The coffee and tea makers, imported from China and sold by IKEA stores nationwide from ... See all stories on this topic » |
Product recalls Charleston Post Courier This recall involves belt-style swing seats on four models of Oasis Playsets. The green plastic seats are about 26 inches long and are hung from green, plastic-coated chains. The seats were made in China. Details: by phone at 800-742-6009; ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Recalls this week: beaded curtains, stroller seats MSN Money DETAILS: Wooden playpens made in China, and imported by AOSOM LLC of Tualatin, Ore. The recall involves four models of playpens sold online at AOSOM's website, as well as Amazon.com, eBay.com and other online retailers from October 2008 through ... See all stories on this topic » |
Beaded curtains sold at Target Corp. recalled BusinessWeek The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 79000 beaded door curtains sold at Target Corp. because the agency deemed them a strangulation hazard for children. The agency said Target is cooperating with the voluntary recall of the "Circo" ... See all stories on this topic » |
Koch lobbied on consumer protection database recently defunded in the House Huffington Post (blog) Congress included the database as part of the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act after a public uproar following the recall of millions of lead-contaminated popular toys imported from China. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ... See all stories on this topic » |
Health Canada recalls 4 kids products, IKEA coffee-tea maker Toronto Star The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Manhattan Toy have received one report of a child putting a peg in his mouth. In Canada, Manhattan Toy has received one report in which a mother noticed the pegs came off. No injuries were reported. ... See all stories on this topic » |
FAB/Starpoint beaded curtains recalled UPI.com WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of FAB/Starpoint Circo beaded door curtains due to a risk of strangulation. About 79000 Circo beaded door curtains were imported from China by ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Recalls: Target, Amazon, REI, Pier 1, Babies R Us - Orange County ... By HANG NGUYEN, Retail Reporter One Comment. c says: March 1, 2011 at 9:43 am. China China China. I wonder, what are the product recall rates for products made in the USA? Oh wait, I don't think there are any products made in the USA anymore. ... Orange County Retail - http://retail.ocregister.com/ |
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China Threatens Journalists Covering Protests Slate Magazine China has warned foreign correspondents that they risk losing their visas ... its own product. http://ie6countdown.com/ The amazing history of the "poison ... |
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For synthetic pot, the demand is high San Francisco Chronicle ... and fake pot has spurred more than 3500 calls to poison-control centers since January 2010. ... higher wages in China and rising freight expenses. ... |
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Eucalypts, with the Duchess of Hamilton. ABC Online Secondly, there is some sort of poison that differs with different species and ... Participants even came from China, India, Kenya, Uganda, Italy, Brazil, ... |