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.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Product recall: tea kettles Greenfield Daily Reporter

The tea kettles were manufactured by PT Maspion and Shanghai Xiang Mao Stainless Steel in Indonesia and China. WHY: Steam can travel up the handle, ...

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Suzuki's China venture recalls cars in China Reuters

SHANGHAI Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Chinese venture of Japanese automaker Suzuki ... auto brand BMW both made announcements to recall products in China.

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Recall of N Zealand's Westland Milk protein powder shakes ... South China Morning Post

Recall of N Zealand's Westland Milk protein powder shakes confidence ... Another New Zealand diary product exported to China has been found to have quality ...

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Recalls recap: Gas grills and IKEA beds OregonLive.com

Product: About 69,300 Char-Broil Gas Patio Bistro Grills imported by Char-Broil LLC of Columbus, Ga., and manufactured in China. The recall includes the 240 ...

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Recall Posted on China-Made LT Line Tire Review

Chinese tiremaker Beijing Capital Tyre Co. is recalling some of its Autoguard tires due to ... Tire Group International Inc. is the U.S. distributor of the product.

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China bans more New Zealand dairy products on new ... The New Age Online

The contamination scare resulted in a recall of infant formula products, sports drinks ... More New Zealand milk products sold to China have been banned after ...

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Suzuki Motor Corp recalls 365, 506 cars in China over oil leakage ... Economic Times

Changan Suzuki Automobile Co Ltd will recall a total of 365,506 vehicles produced ... auto brand BMW both made announcements to recall products in China.

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China's Negative Publicity Fails To Dent Foreign Automakers Jing Daily

Foreign automakers have certainly been getting a hard time from Chinese authorities in recent weeks with news of product recalls, environmental criticisms, and ...

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Product Recalls The Ledger

Product Recalls ... The bulbs are orange in color and have "MADE IN CHINA," "Fabrique in Chine" followed by a slanted "S," and the model number printed on ...

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CPSC: LTD Commodities Recalls Microwave Crisper Pans Due to ... Wall Street Journal

LTD Commodities LLC is recalling about 18,220 microwave crisper pans ... by Qingyuan Omeda Metallic Products Co. of China and distributed by privately held ...

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