Children's Raincoat Sampling Plasticizer Exceeded 196 Times.

Summer is also a high season for thunderstorms. Careful parents often prepare a raincoat for the baby to cover the wind and shelter from the rain. But recently a Taiwan children's toy sampling report shows that Children's raincoat The content of DEHP plasticizer exceeded 196 times. Although there is no national standard for children's raincoats at present, what are the harm of plasticizers and environmental hormone nonylphenol in children's raincoats?

Plasticizer DEHP can enter the body through the digestive tract of the respiratory tract.

Raincoats are generally made of synthetic fiber products of varying degrees. "The main component of raincoat is polyvinyl chloride. Popularly speaking, it is a collection of vinyl chloride monomer, which is widely used in children's toys and furniture. In order to increase the elasticity and flexibility of PVC, plasticizers (Taiwan's plasticizer) will be added. Environmental protection expert, Secretary General of the International Food Packaging Association Dong Jinshi explained that plasticizer is a large family, phthalate two carboxylic acid ester (Phthalates), also known as phthalate ester, abbreviated PAEs, collectively known as o-phenyl two methyl ester is the most widely used, the largest variety, the largest yield of plasticizers, about 20 species, of which two phenyl ortho octyl phosphate (DEHP) is the most important variety. These plasticizers are not allowed to be used in food packaging for children and adults. DEHP is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents such as oils and fats, but it has low solubility, high stability and low volatility in water.

"Like plastic films and other membrane products, plasticizers will also be added to children's raincoats, but if raincoat is hard and brittle, vinyl chloride monomer is not linked, plasticizer will also volatilize, in the volatile process, vinyl chloride and plasticizer will be secreted." Dong Jinshi further explained that the storm of the food additive "starting cloud agent" containing two phthalate esters plasticizer in Taiwan's milk tea last year was very vivid. Last year, the DEHP and PVC main structure were not combined with chemical bonds, so they would be released from plastics and pollute the environment.

Recent studies have shown that o-phthalate two can enter the body through respiratory tract, digestive tract and skin. It is declared by the WHO (WHO) as an environmental hormone, which has the function of female hormones, and interferes with the endocrine system in the body. If the concentration of o-benzoic acid two in the pregnant woman is higher, the risk of the male reproductive organs is shorter, the congenital penis of the penis, hypospadias and cryptorchidism are higher. If the concentration of o-benzoic acid two in the adult male is higher, the sperm count will be less, the sperm quality and motility will be worse, and the risk of breast cancer in women will increase. At present, the United States and the European Union have established specifications for o-phthalic acid two esters to reduce the harm of o-benzoic acid two formic acid to human body.

Nonylphenol can be used in clothing and will pollute the environment.

"And clothing In terms of the content of plasticizer, there is no specific standard for clothing, and there is no single standard for environmental hormone nonylphenol. Dong Jinshi explained that the role of environmental hormone nonylphenol in textiles is the composition of dyes, dyed raincoats colorful, it is textile dyeing auxiliaries. "In fact, nonylphenol is also an additive that can be used in food packaging, and it can also be used in clothing." Dong Jinshi said that before some famous sportswear brands came to the environment due to the large amount of nonylphenol discharged into the water during the production process, they entered the environment through the water cycle, concentrated in the food chain, and enlarged the toxicity. Wearing raincoat containing nonylphenol was also possible to increase the risk through skin entering the human body.

"Previously reported baby bottles, bottled water cans, cans containing bisphenol A, like nonylphenol, both belong to phenols, are also environmental hormones, and at sufficient doses, they can cause embryonic development deformity, girls precocious puberty, very early menstruation, male sperm quantity is not enough, these environmental hormones on human health is hidden chronic, but it does not exist." Dong Jinshi said that the environmental hormone is insoluble in water, but soluble in acetone, it can cause environmental pollution.

Interpretation of standard

Domestic children's raincoat has no corresponding. National standard

"In August 1st this year, the national standard for the general technical conditions for children's furniture has been formally implemented. The requirements for plasticizer content in children's toys and toys are less than or equal to 0.1%. In the current national textile product safety technical specification, children's raincoats are not specifically aimed at children's clothing, and the formaldehyde content of textile products for children is less than equal to 20 milligrams per kilogram, and the pH value is 4.0-7.5. It is not required to detect decomposed aromatic amines, but there is no definite requirement for plasticizer content." Dong Jinshi analyzed the current national standards for domestic children's raincoats, which can only be chosen by enterprises according to their national standards. "Many manufacturers do not understand this standard, so there is no control over the content of plasticizer. Second, the standard itself is not clear, especially clothing products do not provide clear requirements for plasticizers."

　 Viewpoint

Worry about raincoat DEHP exceeding the standard, it is better to drink less thickener drink.

There are plasticizers and environmental hormones in plastic products such as milk tea, plastic wrap, raincoats, buckets, cans, space cups and so on. They exist in air, water, food, furniture and so on. It is also because everywhere, they can be concentrated in the food chain and enter the human body in the environment. Compared with that, overdose of DEHP and nonylphenol in raincoat will increase the risk of illness, but it can not be regarded as a direct cause. Dong Jinshi said that especially when many clothes are wearing raincoats, rather than direct contact with the skin, it is hard to say that the evidence of entering the skin is large enough to cause direct injury. Instead of worrying about DEHP exceeding the standard of raincoat, it is better to drink less additives, thickeners, preservatives and plasticizers. When heating, remove fresh-keeping films, do not cover them with oily food, and wrap up parts that need to lose weight without using plastic wrap.

Experts remind

Unqualified raincoat is more likely to cause irritant dermatitis.

Liu Lingling, director of Dermatology and venereal diseases, No.1 Hospital of Peking University

Manufacturers of raincoats should have clear safety standards for plasticizers in products. Because of the short wearing time of raincoats, although the skin may absorb chemicals of trace plasticizers and environmental hormones, the impact on the skin is not great. Unqualified raincoat is more irritating dermatitis and allergic dermatitis in clinic. For more and more attention to environmental hormones, water pollution, marine pollution, soil pollution and so on will increase the harm of environmental stimulant to human beings. This is a potential factor for people's harm, not just individual safety.