Children’s clothes found tainted by carcinogenic chemicals
May 31, 2012 Category Environment, Pollution
China Central Television (CCTV) reported in its Weekly Quality Report program that a recent Beijing Consumer Association test of 63 samples of children’s clothes revealed that nearly a third failed to meet quality and safety standards. The Association said that problems included excessive levels of formaldehyde and other carcinogenic chemicals. The samples came from 47 randomly selected companies that make and distribute clothing found in retail outlets, shopping malls and online shopping websites. A total of 21 items failed to meet standards. One type of clothing contained banned aromatic dyes that are carcinogenic but used to make clothes brighter for longer. Others were found to contain formaldehyde levels more than twice the dangerous level. Some brands were deemed substandard because the color of their clothes faded significantly after washing, or because false information about materials was mentioned.
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