The State Administration for Market Regulation recently released the latest supervision and random inspection results of online sales of casual clothing products. After random inspections and inspections of 304 batches of products from 291 enterprises in 15 provinces, cities and autonomous regions, 246 batches of products were found to be qualified, accounting for more than 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 of , pH value, and decomposed carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes, etc. Among the unqualified products, 47 batches of products were all unqualified because of the fiber content items.
Some products marked with incorrect ingredients content. The fiber components are unclear
During this national random inspection, a large number of casual clothing failed due to the fiber content item. In addition to the incorrect content of the marked ingredients, the fiber ingredients labeling of some products can also easily confuse consumers. For example, this women's dress has a distinct texture that is obviously different from other clothing. It feels smooth to the touch and has a clear draping feeling when picked up. The tag of the clothing says the fabric is 100% "acetic satin".
Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute Engineer Chen Zeyun: This dress is marked with 100% satin acetate. As an ordinary consumer, when you see this sample and this tag, you may think of the common satin fabrics we have. If it feels and looks, it is somewhat similar to the satin finish, and is relatively smooth, and it does remind people of the satin feel.
detection engineers found through a series of professional testing methods such as microscope observation and combustion that this dress marked 100% "acetic acid satin" has little to do with the silk in the impression of consumers.
Engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: We detected the fiber content of the sample, which is actually 100% polyester fiber , which is a purified fiber.
inspection engineer told reporters that fiber content is an important indicator that determines the performance characteristics of textile products, and the real constituent materials and content should be clearly marked. Although some artificial fibers have a look, luster, texture and feel similar to natural fibers such as mulberry silk, they can only be marked according to their true fiber names when marking the fiber content, and they cannot use irregular labels such as "satin acetate" to avoid misleading consumers.
Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute Senior Engineer Hu Minzhao: Some companies may directly use the fiber information of the fabric manufacturer in terms of quality control, and do not conduct specific confirmation or testing. Some companies may even use inferior products as good products, false labels and wrong labels to obtain illegal benefits.
color fastness is unqualified, affecting consumers' daily wear experience
This supervision and random inspection also found that there are many unqualified batches of items such as color fastness, pH, etc. of casual clothing.
Color fastness refers to the dye on the textiles that can maintain their original color performance to a certain extent after being exposed to sun, washing, sweat soaking, friction, etc. At the testing site, the reporter saw that the dyes were easy to fall off and fade, which seriously affected the aesthetics of the clothing.
Engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: Through experiments, the sample after our experiment, the sticker of this nylon is obviously discolored and yellowish. Compared with a sample that has not been tested, it is obviously discolored. When people wear it, if it rains or sweats, the dye will stick to other clothes or on their skin. First, it affects the beauty of the clothes, and secondly, some harmful substances in the dye (if the standard exceeds the standard) will affect the health of the human body.
pH value is unqualified and may be irritating to the skin
reporter learned that during the production process, the clothing will produce pH, that is, pH value after washing in water, or adding relevant additives and dyes. The inspection engineer told reporters that pH is an important safety indicator in the quality of clothing.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 is not conducive to the health of human skin. The reporter learned that if textiles with good skin-friendly properties should have a pH value between weak acidity and neutrality. If the consumer has symptoms of inflammation and itchy skin after wearing casual clothing, it is likely to be caused by the unqualified pH.
Engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute Liao Minglong: Clothes such as with pH value exceeding the standard will definitely have some irritating and corrosive effects on the human skin.
can cause carcinogenic aromatic amine dye exceeds the standard, bringing health risks
This time, the inspection engineer also detected products that exceed the standard on the decomposed carcinogenic aromatic amine dye project. Experts said that the pass rate of this project is generally relatively high, and it was not often detected as unqualified in the past, but once it is detected as unqualified, the health risks brought by it are relatively high.
During the testing process, this fashionable women's clothing labeled as produced by Shenzhen Anruoyi E-Commerce Co., Ltd. was found to have a carcinogenic aromatic amine dye called " benzine " that exceeds the standard, and the standard exceeds the standard is very serious.
Senior Engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute Hu Minjian: The standard requires the content to be less than 20 mg per kilogram. In fact, the detected (quantity) exceeds 500 mg per kilogram, more than 20 times the standard. The
detection engineer told reporters that the actual measurement of carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes is as high as 540 mg per kilogram, which exceeds the standard by 27 times, which means that carcinogenic dyes have a higher concentration and bring higher safety risks to human health.
Engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute Du Chao: can decompose carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes, which will have a carcinogenic effect on the human body and increase the probability of cancer inducing the human body.
reporters investigated and learned that dyes synthesized from carcinogenic aromatic amines, during long-term contact with the human body, their harmful components are absorbed by the skin, and under special conditions, decompose and produce more than 20 carcinogenic aromatic amines, forming carcinogenic aromatic amine compounds, which changes the DNA structure of the human body through activation, causes lesions and induces malignant tumor substances, leading to malignant diseases such as bladder cancer, ureteral cancer, renal pelvis cancer, etc.
test found that this piece of denim vest produced by Dongguan Manbang E-Commerce Co., Ltd. was found to have a carcinogenic aromatic amine dye content that exceeded the standard value, reaching 30 mg per kilogram.
Senior Engineer of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute Hu Minzhuan: Some companies may not pay attention to environmental protection requirements in order to reduce some costs.
effectively tracks unqualified enterprises and urges enterprises to correct errors
reporters learned that in response to the results of this casual clothing random inspection, the testing agency has issued product quality improvement proposals to unqualified manufacturers. 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 their mistakes, and protect consumer rights .
source/CCTV.com
editing/Tao Yinsheng
review and signing/Qiao Hong
supervisor/Xi Shujun
