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Environmental Groups Reported That Many Famous Brand Clothes Contain Toxic Substances.

2012/11/22 9:25:00 21

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Environmental protection group Greenpeace released a report in November 20th that spot checks showed that all kinds of stores sold around the world

Brand clothing

2/3 of them contain toxic substances.


According to reports, "Greenpeace" said they bought 141 fashion items from 29 countries and regions in April this year, including

Jeans

T-shirts, skirts and underwear.

These fashions belong to 20 top global brands, and are produced in at least 18 different countries, most of them in developing countries.


It was found that 89 of these garments contained "detectable level" of nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE).

It is reported that nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether can be decomposed into chemical substances that destroy human reproductive hormones.

The report says that even if the content of nonylphenol polyethoxylates is low and legal, the cumulative results will cause damage to the human body.


Reported that the "Greenpeace" East Asia regional pollution prevention project director Li Yifang pointed out that the surface bright bright fashion brand in the production process has added a large number of toxic and harmful substances, consumers purchase these products, not only health is threatened, but also increased.

Clothing production

Water pollution in China.


Li Yifang also said that the remains of clothing are just the tip of the iceberg, which pollute the production process to the rivers of the producing countries and threaten the health of more people through the food chain.


It is understood that Greenpeace requires clothing manufacturers to achieve zero emissions of toxic substances by 2020 and require them to publish records of toxic chemicals emitted into the environment.

"Greenpeace" held a "toxic fashion show" in Beijing at the same time, while enhancing public awareness of environmental problems caused by clothing production.

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