Abbey Marie
08-27-2007, 04:04 PM
I guess we need to check the labels on everything. I understand that we are importing beef and seafood from China, too.
Alert over poison in clothes from China
Sean Poulter, Consumer Affairs Editor, Daily Mail
21 August 2007
Cheap clothes made in China have been found to contain high levels of a potentially dangerous chemical.
Formaldehyde is used to protect clothes that have to be shipped great distances against mildew. However, long-term exposure to high levels can be harmful, causing problems ranging from minor skin rashes to some types of cancer.
Tests discovered formaldehyde concentrations up to 900 times above the safety limit in children's and adults' woollen and cotton clothes from China.
The latest safety alert over cheap Chinese goods was sounded in New Zealand. It has been passed on to trading standards officials in Britain...
Formaldehyde resins have been used on fabrics for decades to make wrinkle-free and stain-resistant-garments. The chemical can be used, for example, to keep the crease in trousers.
The types of materials most likely to have been treated are blended cotton, wrinkle-resistant cotton, shrink-proof wool, rayon and synthetic blends.
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The details will reignite concerns over the safety of cheap merchandise imported into Britain from China. Imports have soared 500% in ten years to £20billion a year. Last week, the toy giant Mattel was forced to recall millions of Chinese-made toys in the UK and around the world.
There were safety fears over small magnets used in some and about paint containing high levels of toxic lead in others. Other recent problems have involved toxic pet food, toothpaste laced with an ingredient used in anti-freeze and car tyres that were allegedly missing a key safety feature.
The ongoing rows over the quality of Chinese goods threatens a diplomatic row between East and West. The Chinese authorities insist the recalls and complaints are motivated by trade protectionism rather than safety. This was rejected by EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson yesterday as 'totally false'.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/consumer/article.html?in_article_id=423562&in_page_id=5
Alert over poison in clothes from China
Sean Poulter, Consumer Affairs Editor, Daily Mail
21 August 2007
Cheap clothes made in China have been found to contain high levels of a potentially dangerous chemical.
Formaldehyde is used to protect clothes that have to be shipped great distances against mildew. However, long-term exposure to high levels can be harmful, causing problems ranging from minor skin rashes to some types of cancer.
Tests discovered formaldehyde concentrations up to 900 times above the safety limit in children's and adults' woollen and cotton clothes from China.
The latest safety alert over cheap Chinese goods was sounded in New Zealand. It has been passed on to trading standards officials in Britain...
Formaldehyde resins have been used on fabrics for decades to make wrinkle-free and stain-resistant-garments. The chemical can be used, for example, to keep the crease in trousers.
The types of materials most likely to have been treated are blended cotton, wrinkle-resistant cotton, shrink-proof wool, rayon and synthetic blends.
...
The details will reignite concerns over the safety of cheap merchandise imported into Britain from China. Imports have soared 500% in ten years to £20billion a year. Last week, the toy giant Mattel was forced to recall millions of Chinese-made toys in the UK and around the world.
There were safety fears over small magnets used in some and about paint containing high levels of toxic lead in others. Other recent problems have involved toxic pet food, toothpaste laced with an ingredient used in anti-freeze and car tyres that were allegedly missing a key safety feature.
The ongoing rows over the quality of Chinese goods threatens a diplomatic row between East and West. The Chinese authorities insist the recalls and complaints are motivated by trade protectionism rather than safety. This was rejected by EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson yesterday as 'totally false'.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/consumer/article.html?in_article_id=423562&in_page_id=5