State Administration of Municipal Supervision: The pass rate of random inspections of online casual clothing products exceeds 80%
Provincial supervision and spot inspection results of children’s shoe product quality in Fujian Province (unqualified)
The State Administration for Market Regulation recently released the latest supervision and spot inspection results of online casual clothing products. After spot inspections of 304 batches of products from 291 companies in 15 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, it was found that 246 batches of products were qualified. , accounting for over 80%. The remaining 58 batches of products were unqualified, with a failure rate of 19.2%. The main unqualified items are fiber content, color fastness, pH value, and decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes. Among the unqualified products, 47 batches of products were unqualified due to fiber content.
Some products have incorrect ingredient content and unclear fiber content
During this national spot inspection, a large number of casual clothing failed due to fiber content. In addition to incorrect labeling of ingredient content, the fiber labeling of some products can also easily confuse consumers. The texture of this women’s dress is obviously different from other clothing. It feels smooth to the touch and has a distinct drapey feel. The clothing’s hangtag states that the fabric is 100% “acetate satin.”
Guangdong productQuality Chen Zeyun, engineer of the Supervision and Inspection Institute: As for this dress, it is marked as 100% acetate satin. As an ordinary consumer, seeing This sample and this tag may be reminiscent of our common satin fabric. Its feel and appearance are somewhat similar to satin fabrics. It is smoother and indeed reminds people of the feel of satin.
Testing engineers discovered through a series of professional testing methods such as microscope observation and burning that this dress, labeled 100% “acetate satin”, has little to do with the satin in consumers’ minds.
Chen Zeyun, engineer of the Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: The fiber content of the sample we detected is actually 100% polyester fiber, which is purified fiber.
Testing engineers told reporters that fiber content is an important indicator that determines the performance characteristics of textile products, and the true constituent materials and content should be clearly marked. Although some man-made fibers resemble natural fibers such as mulberry silk in appearance, luster, texture and feel, the fiber content can only be labeled according to its true fiber genus name, and irregular names such as “acetate satin” cannot be used. label to avoid misleading consumers.
Hu Minzhuan, senior engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: Some companies may directly use the fiber information of this fabric manufacturer in terms of quality control without further detailed confirmation and testing, and even Enterprises may pass off inferior products as good ones, falsely label products with wrong labels, and seek illegal benefits.
Unqualified color fastness affects consumers’ daily wearing experience
This supervisory inspection also found that there are many unqualified batches of casual clothing in items such as color fastness and pH value.
Color fastness refers to the ability of dyes on textiles to maintain their original color to a certain extent after being exposed to sunlight, washing, perspiration, friction, etc. during use or processing of dyed textiles. At the inspection site, the reporter saw textile products with poor color fastness. The dyes are easy to fall off and fade, seriously affecting the aesthetics of the clothing.
Pan Ting, engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: Through experiments, it can be seen that the sample after our experiment, the lining of this nylon has obviously changed color and is yellowish. Comparing it to a sample that has not been tested, it is obvious that the color has changed. When people wear it, if it rains or sweats, the dye will stick to other clothes or people’s skin. First, it will affect the appearance of the clothes, and secondly, it will cause some harmful substances in the dye. (If it exceeds the standard) it will affect human health.
An unqualified pH value may be irritating to the skin
The reporter learned that during the production process, clothing will produce acidity and alkalinity, that is, pH value, after being washed or adding relevant additives and dyes. The testing engineer told reporters that pH value is an important safety indicator in clothing quality projects. Because human skin is weakly acidic, if the pH value of textile products is too high or too low, it will destroy the surface balance of the skin and be detrimental to the health of human skin. The reporter learned that for textiles with good skin-friendly properties, the pH value should be between weakly acidic and neutral. If consumers experience inflammation and itching on their skin after wearing casual clothing, it may be caused by unqualified pH value.
Liao Minglong, engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: Clothes with such excessive pH value will definitely have a certain irritating and corrosive effect on human skin more or less indirectly.
Excessive carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes bring health risks
In this random inspection, testing engineers also detected products that exceeded the standard in the decomposable and carcinogenic aromatic amine dye items. Experts said that the pass rate of this project is generally relatively high, and in the past, it was not often found to be unqualified, but once it is found to be unqualified, the health risks will be relatively high.
During the testing process, this itemA brand of fashionable women’s clothing produced by Shenzhen Anruoyi E-Commerce Co., Ltd. was found to have a carcinogenic aromatic amine dye called “benzidine” that exceeded the standard, and the exceedance was very serious.
Hu Minzhuan, a senior engineer at the Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: The standard requires the content to be less than 20 mg per kilogram. In fact, the amount detected exceeded 500 mg per kilogram, more than 20 times the standard.
Testing engineers told reporters that carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes have been measured to be as high as 540 mg per kilogram, which is 27 times higher than the standard. This means that the carcinogenic dyes have a higher concentration and pose a higher safety risk to human health.
Du Chao, engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: Because it can decompose carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes, it will have a carcinogenic effect on the human body and increase the probability of inducing cancer in the human body.
Reporters investigated and learned that dyes synthesized from carcinogenic aromatic amines, during long-term contact with the human body, have harmful components that are absorbed by the skin and decompose under special conditions to produce more than 20 carcinogenic aromatic amines, forming carcinogenic aromatic amines. Compounds, through activation, change the DNA structure of the human body, causing lesions and inducing malignant tumor substances, leading to malignant diseases such as bladder cancer, ureteral cancer, and renal pelvis cancer.
The test found that the content of this denim vest, which was labeled as produced by Dongguan Manbang E-Commerce Co., Ltd., also exceeded the standard value, reaching 30 mg per kilogram of carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes.
Hu Minzhuan, senior engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: Some companies also want to reduce some costs, and may not pay attention to environmental protection requirements.
Effectively track unqualified enterprises and urge them to correct their mistakes
The reporter learned that based on the results of this casual clothing spot inspection, the testing agency has issued product quality improvement proposals to unqualified production companies. The State Administration for Market Regulation will continue to carry out quality supervision of casual clothing products, effectively track unqualified enterprises, urge enterprises to correct mistakes, and protect consumer rights and interests.
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