High Priced Functional Clothing Containing Carcinogen Dyes Was Banned Ten Years Ago.

Recently, the Shanghai municipal market supervision bureau released the latest functional clothing quality spot check results, with an unqualified rate of 32%.

The spot checks involved 47 brands and 125 batches of functional clothing sold by 20 distribution companies.

After testing, 40 batches of functional clothing failed, of which two batches of functional clothing were detected carcinogens.

Industry experts told reporters that some businesses in order to reduce costs, maintain clothing solid color, add prohibited dyes, and some functional clothing can not guarantee its declared performance, the relevant departments should strengthen the supervision of many times.

The banned dyes ten years ago are still in use.

The so-called functional clothing refers to the clothing has some functions, such as wrinkle resistance, sweat absorption, fast drying, waterproof, UV protection.

Compared with ordinary clothing, functional clothing has higher technical requirements, and most functions are achieved through the use of fabrics with certain functions.

Outdoor clothing brands and sports brands are the main products for the production of such apparel, and the price of the products is around several thousand yuan.

According to the reporter, the national standard stipulates that "decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes" threaten human health, insoluble in water, and colorless and tasteless. Consumers can not distinguish from appearance, they are prohibited dyes.

However, in this test, there are individual clothing detected this carcinogen.

The national textile product quality supervision and inspection center engineer told the media that the use of "decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes" in the normal clothing process will decompose carcinogenic aromatic amines, carcinogenic aromatic amine through the skin absorbed by the body, it will sensitization, carcinogenesis, teratogenicity.

China Cotton Textile Industry Association's relevant experts told reporters that although this dye has been banned, but many businesses are desperate.

The main reason is that the price of this dye is low.

In addition, some consumers have told reporters that some clothing online has pungent odor.

The experts admitted that at present, some manufacturers are still using unenvironmentally friendly production methods in the production process.

In order to make clothes more smooth, crease resistant and stronger colors, some factories often add chemical products containing formaldehyde in the production process.

"If we do not pay attention to the dosage, we may cause formaldehyde content to exceed the standard."

The above experts say.

The harm of formaldehyde can be described as "pervasive". It can not only stimulate the skin and mucous membranes, but also have a very strong allergenic effect. It can cause allergic dermatitis, pigmentation and necrosis.

Inhalation of high concentration of formaldehyde can also induce bronchial asthma, and more seriously, it also has mutagenic effects, which can cause nasopharyngeal neoplasms, neonatal malformations, and male infertility.

The experts said that consumers should pay more attention to colourful and pungent clothes when purchasing clothes, and the relevant departments should also strengthen supervision.

Some of the assault vests do not have waterproof functions.

In this test, the assault clothing market has become a "disaster hit area".

According to the reporter's understanding, in the national standard, there is such a definition for the clothing: the waterproof and moisture permeable functional textile fabric is used for outdoor sports and has waterproof and moisture permeable functions.

That is to say, even if the label is not marked with waterproof and moisture permeation, it should have this function.

However, the test results show that about 30% of functional clothing is not functional.

The waterproof is not waterproof; marked breathable and airtight; the main absorbent or quick drying also does not possess this function, and some of the air suits are even less breathable than ordinary clothes.

Yang Ping, deputy chief engineer of China Textile Information Center, said that the most important problem in functional spot checks is that the function advertised by labels is inconsistent with the actual situation.

In order to attract consumers, some enterprises exaggerate their functions, or false propaganda.

Yang Ping said that businesses have two ways to make fabrics have some function, one is to add functional materials or functional materials in the spinneret solution during the production process of fiber, so that the raw materials have certain functionality. Another way is to make functional processing after finishing the final finishing of the fabric.

In general, the function of the former way will be durable, and the durability of the latter way may be almost the same, and may fade away with the use.

On the waterproofing performance of the assault clothing, the reporter noticed that many consumers were asking for help online, and spent thousands of yuan to buy the brand of assault clothing, such as the Pathfinder and the north.

According to the experts, most of the jackets are waterproof by special coating. The best domestic washcloth can be washed 30 times, and its waterproof and breathability is preserved. The imported fabric should be washed 50 times or higher.

The waterproof performance of the clothing will decrease with the increase of washing times. In this regard, businesses should remind consumers when they sell.

According to GB 5296.4-1998 "instructions on the use of consumer goods: textiles and clothing instructions": products that need to be used within a specified time should indicate the production date and effective use period.

In the industry's view, as a functional garment, the waterproof performance of the assault clothing will decrease with the increase of the washing times. The manufacturer should give the consumer a hint or explanation on the product label, so as to protect the consumers' right to know and to choose.