90% Unmanifested Formaldehyde Content In Garments

Recently, members of the public, Miss Zhang, told reporters that a jacket she bought from the shop was obviously pungent. She suspected that the formaldehyde exceeded the standard, but the seller refused to return it on the grounds of "no evidence of no basis", saying that unless she could produce relevant test evidence.

Ms. Zhang said that the label, type and composition of the label were clear, but the formaldehyde content was not mentioned. According to the press, since January 1st last year, the national standard of 10 kinds of garments, such as suits, coats, trousers and ties, has been officially implemented. formaldehyde The content should be clearly marked on the label to facilitate consumers to purchase. More than a year passed, but a reporter recently interviewed that the vast majority of clothing on the market did not strictly enforce the standard. They still used the original standard, and used category A, B or C to distinguish the types of clothing. At the same time, many consumers are very few of the relevant national standards, and some even do not care about formaldehyde content.

Store: 90% costumes

Formaldehyde content not specified

19, reporters visited a number of large Shang Chao And clothing stores found that most of the clothes were not labeled with formaldehyde.

In a clothing store on Lishan Road, the reporter saw that the brand clothing there was marked with simple "safety standard B class", "safety standard C class" and so on, but did not specify the specific content of formaldehyde, so did children's clothing. "Why didn't all of these clothes have formaldehyde content?" a salesperson told reporters when they heard about the reporter: "now they are not marked. You see, with this B label, it shows that the formaldehyde content is qualified after testing.

And according to the reporter, the new "state" was introduced earlier. textile The basic safety technical specification stipulates the allowable limitation of formaldehyde content. Among them, a class of products, that is, infant products, the formaldehyde content must be less than 20 mg / kg; B products, that is, directly contact with human skin products, formaldehyde content must be less than 75 mg / kg; C products, that is, non direct contact with human skin products, formaldehyde content must be less than 300 mg / kg. Since last year, the national standards for suits and coats have been asked to specify the specific content of formaldehyde in clothing labels.

A person in charge of a large shopping mall in Huayuan Road summed up the current situation. "At present, only the individual brands clearly indicate the specific value of formaldehyde content, so we can say that 90% of the clothing is not marked."

Citizens: buying clothes to distinguish good from bad

Just look at the fabric.

During the interview, reporters found that many people were not aware of the relevant national standards, and some even were indifferent to the formaldehyde content of clothes.

In a large supermarket near Hongjia Lou West Road, the reporter met Mr. Wang, who had just bought several spring clothes. He told reporters, "never heard of labels on the clothes should also be marked with formaldehyde content. Sometimes I see signs on the signs, such as B class, and I don't know what to do. " He made it clear that he looked at the quality of a garment, whether it was soft, comfortable or not, and never considered the formaldehyde content.

In addition, some citizens were surprised at the possibility of excessive formaldehyde in clothing. Ms. Zhao, who lives in Shiqiao District, said that she had always thought that formaldehyde exceeded the standard for indoor decoration and furniture. She had never thought of the possibility of formaldehyde exceeding the standard, and even bought clothes for being "cheap".

Not only ordinary citizens, but also some clothing salesmen know little about the relevant national standards. Some say, "we sell famous brands. How can they contain formaldehyde?"

Consumers Association:

Do not label infringement of consumers' right to know {page_break}

It is understood that some garment manufacturers have added a large amount of formaldehyde dyeing auxiliaries and resin finishing agents in the process of fabric production. Because of the strong anti-corrosive ability of formaldehyde, the use of formaldehyde in the process of finishing the trees can be involved. In order to achieve the functions of crease prevention, shrinkproof and flame retarding, or to maintain the durability of printing and dyeing, or to improve the handle, it is necessary to add formaldehyde to auxiliaries. At present, more cotton textile auxiliaries are pure cotton textiles, because pure cotton fabrics are easy to wrinkle.

As we all know, the right amount of formaldehyde is not harmful to health, but it is not ruled out that when some bad enterprises are using dyeing auxiliaries, they use toxic chemicals in large quantities. It is particularly important to enforce relevant national standards at this time. Wang Zhiyuan, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Shandong Consumer Association, said that consumers are more concerned about formaldehyde content in decoration and furniture, but the safety of clothing has not been taken seriously. He introduced that the state promulgated and implemented a clear standard, but merchants did not express the formaldehyde content according to the requirements, that is, they violated the consumers' right to know. Consumers could ask businesses to give a clear explanation of formaldehyde content.