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.
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Product recall: gas grills, bicycle brake levers
Washington Post
The following recall has been announced: ____ GAS GRILLS DETAILS: Gas Grills imported by One World Technologies Inc., of Anderson, SC; sold at Home Depot stores nationwide and in Canada, and Direct Tools Factory Outlet stores nationwide from March 2011 ...
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Product recall: battery chargers, scuba diving hoses, saw blades
Washington Post
They were manufactured in China. WHY: Plastic holding the screws on the battery can break, causing the screws to come loose and the casing to separate. This can expose energized components to consumers, posing electrocution or electric shock hazards.
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STOK Grills recalled after more than 500 reports of regulators leaking propane gas
InjuryBoard.com
According to a release by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), One World Technologies Inc. is recalling 87600 STOK Island Grills and STOK Quattro Grills imported from China because a defective regulator on the grill can leak propane gas ...
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Chinese fishermen recall clash with Philippine Navy[1]|chinadaily.com.cn
China Daily
HAIKOU - One of 12 Chinese fishing boats returned to port Saturday evening after a recent encounter with the Philippine Navy in the South China Sea. On April 10, twelve fishing boats were harassed by a Philippine Navy gunboat while taking refuge from ...
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Office Depot Recalls Leather Desk Chairs
InjuryBoard.com
The first week of April, The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Health Canada, and Office Depot, recalled almost 320000 ( 307000 in the US and 12000 in Canada) Office Depot® Brand Biella Leather Desk Chairs. The chairs were imported by Swinton ...
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