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, April 23, 2012

China detains dozens in poison drug capsule scandal
Reuters
| BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have detained 45 people, ... than 77 million capsules tainted with chromium in China's latest product safety scandal, ...

Chinese Consumers More Concerned With Business Ethics Than Americans
Business Insider
Chinese consumers complain about firms whose products contain poison that kills them. Seems like a big difference right there.

 

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