Implementation Of Clothing Standards: Clear Requirements For Formaldehyde Content

Since January 1st this year, the national standards for 10 kinds of garments, such as suits, coats, trousers and neckties, have been formally implemented. For the first time, many standards set clear requirements for pH value and formaldehyde.

After visiting some clothing markets in Hefei, the author found that after more than 4 months of implementation of the new regulations, most of the clothing sold on the market still didn't mark the pH value and formaldehyde content, and the merchants and the public also knew very little.

Most garments are not labeled.

The author visited several shopping malls and wholesale clothing markets in the city, and found that there were no two items of "pH value" and "formaldehyde content" on the labels of many garments. Only a few of the labels on formaldehyde were simply "B" or "direct contact with the skin".

In the three women's clothing store of Xiao Kou women's street, I saw the name tag on the tag of the dress. There was no pH value and formaldehyde content at all. Even some clothes didn't even have a name.

The writer picked up a lady's checked shirt and sniffed it with a pungent taste. She asked, "this dress tastes strange. It's not formaldehyde."

The boss, however, was at a loss. He said he did not know what the substance of the clothes was coming from. He said, "new clothes will taste a little bit, and they will not be washed for two times."

This is more common in wholesale markets in Town God's Temple.

In many stores, the author found that many of the hanging tags on clothing were simply written on several letters, and even the number of clothes was posted later. Some even simply hung up the tags, not to mention formaldehyde and pH value.

The public knows little about clothing standards.

Clothing labels do not label pH values and formaldehyde content. They have to worry about the safety and quality of these garments.

But in the interview, I found that most of the citizens do not know that the clothing has pH value and formaldehyde content. What is more, they do not worry about whether these two items are up to standard.

In the Sun City, the author interviewed several people who were choosing clothes. Most of them did not know that they had pH value and formaldehyde content, but did not know the standard.

Miss Li, who lives in Paris spring district, represents the view of most people: usually buying clothes mainly depends on styles and fabrics, and it is comfortable and nice to wear.

The quality is not up to standard.

"Clothing and human body direct contact, if the quality is not up to standard, harm can not be underestimated."

For the current situation of clothing standards in Hefei market is not perfect, Anhui Fiber Inspection Bureau comprehensive inspection two subjects Chen Ke Long expressed concern.

He said that the clothing pH value and formaldehyde content are not up to standard is the human body's "invisible killer": the normal human skin pH value is acidic, about 4.5 to 6.5, and has a very good protective effect on the skin. If the pH value of clothing is too high, it will irritate the skin and cause skin diseases. If the formaldehyde content is not up to standard, it will invade the viscera of the human body, which will lead to tuberculosis and even cancer.

Chen introduced that there are four kinds of textiles, which are easy to contain formaldehyde: one is ironing clothes; the other is fashionable jeans, especially those with different colors; three is children's clothing; four is the clothes stored in wood-based panel furniture, three.

He also pointed out that if the formaldehyde content of the board used for furniture and decoration is relatively high, it will directly pollute the clothes in the wardrobe, especially some cotton pajamas, children's clothing and underwear.