Cancer-causing dyes in Chinese clothes: report

Babrew


Joined: 15/09/2010
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 11:30

Did you hear about this? Its scary isnt it!





http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cancercausing-dyes-in-chinese-clothes-report

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 12:02

Well it is in India! The presence of these chemicals is checked by QC departments in all major UK stores and samples are often collected from containers at the docks by trading standards. These tests are also part of many EN tests for safety which an importer has to obtain in order to sell so many items, not just clothing.

Babrew


Joined: 15/09/2010
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 22:59

how long has this been going on then?

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
06/12/2010 16:23

It is probably only in the last 30 years that tests for chemical constituents in fabrics and plastics have been carried out. Obviously in third world countries these would still be limited if carried out at all. I would imagine that tourists are still bringing home all sorts of items which would put UK Trading standards officers in intensive care!

Some of the things I must have put in my mouth as a child would now be classified as lethal but nobody checked then and I am still alive. Having said that I have had cancer twice and nobody knows what caused that - mmmmmmmm.

mollycorbin


Joined: 12/03/2010
Posts: 390

Message Posted:
06/12/2010 20:25

One should worry about the cosmetics she uses as well, including nail polish. http://www.safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=224

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
06/12/2010 20:48

blinking heck molly, that is scary. Thank god I stick to nivea. My daughter in law is a beautician now seems that is a dangerous job. x I always used OPI , no more x