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 1, 2011

Product recall: bathtub non-slip pads, safety latches and outlet covers
Washington Post
The bathtub non-slip pads were manufactured in China. WHY: Some pads do not stick to the bathtub surface, posing a fall hazard to consumers. INCIDENTS: Prime-Line has received one report of the pad failure. No injuries reported. ...
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Recall news
Wall Street Journal
The product includes a red wagon with a yellow handle, multi-colored plastic blocks and a dog figure. The toys were manufactured in Mexico. WHY: The wagon's plastic handle poses a laceration hazard if a child falls on it. INCIDENTS: Seven reports of ...
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Some used goods aren't a bargain
Omaha World-Herald
No matter what type of product you are considering, always check to see if the model has undergone a recall. In the past few weeks thousands of power garden trimmers have been recalled because of blade detachments or because fuel leaks out of the ...
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Product Recall: Pogo sticks
Washington Post
The toys were manufactured in China. WHY: The bottom rubber tip attached to the stick's frame can wear out prematurely and potentially cause the user to fall. In addition, the caps on the handlebars come off and expose sharp edges, ...
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CPSC Product Recall: Kohler Co. Recalls Glass Shower Doors for ...
Price of Float Glass on July 29, 2011 from China Glass Network[2011-07-29] ... The product recall was announced by the CPSC on July 27, 2011. ...
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Feds test for arsenic at Wayne County Mott's plant
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
... sources for several other products in reaction to public concern about food-safety standards in China. In very high doses, arsenic is an acute poison. ...

Melamine Tainted Milk Resurfaces in Chinese Pig Farms
NTDTV
This latest report shows that the Chinese authorities have yet to prevent the use of poison in food. Many mainlanders are no longer taking chances with ...

Group bares toxic substance in whitening products
Philippine Star
These skin whitening products are mostly made in China. ... Joe DiGangi who tested the skin whitening products said mecrcury is a poison and should not be ...

Meth Inc.: Industrial-scale Mexican labs now pushing top-grade ...
Arizona Daily Star
... the knowledge to craft a superior product and the distribution networks to .... prevent drug gangs from importing pseudoephedrine from India and China. ...

Studies Find Arsenic in Apple Juice
Care2.com
by Jaelithe J. Recent independent product safety tests commissioned by the ... and vegetables is a particular problem in China, where many toxic pesticides ...

Step cautiously with uranium
The Desert Sun
Congress also should know better than to take action that could poison the ... The cost of uranium has been soaring and China controls 97 percent of the ...

Review: 'Death by China-Confronting the Dragon'
Big Government
With a little bit more awareness and the ability to choose to afford the more expensive US made products, we have the power to put Chinese made products out ...

Toxic toys find way into Davao malls, stalls
Inquirer.net
Many of the toys were made in China while the others were made in Korea, ... to create a task force to closely monitor consumer products for safety. ...

What's really in the food? The A to Z of the food industry's most ...
IBTimes Canada
Sodium nitrite is a complete poison used to make meats look fresh. ... It's made from genetically modified soybeans (often grown in China) and then ...

Editorial: Dangerous 'salts'
Gainesville Sun
Depending on the form of the product and on the user, the bath salts are ... has helped manufacturers — believed to be based in China and India — and ...