How dare you wear such underwear and jacket？ CCTV exposes those functional clothes that can cause cancer.
CCTV News:Nowadays, there are not only many styles of clothing, but also functional clothing. The so-called functionality, such as moisture absorption, waterproof, quick drying, anti-bacteria, etc., sounds really good. However, a recent inspection by Shanghai Market Supervision Bureau found that not all functional clothing has functions, and the quality of some so-called functional clothing is not as good as ordinary clothing.
[32% of functional clothing is unqualified]
Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau released the latest results of functional clothing quality spot check, and the unqualified rate was 32%. This spot check involves 47 brands and 125 batches of functional clothing sold by 20 distribution companies. After testing, 40 batches of functional clothing were unqualified, of which 2 batches of functional clothing were found to be carcinogens.
Xie Zhenghao, Deputy Director of Consumer Protection Department of Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision BureauThen these unqualified goods mainly involve two categories. The first category is that it does not meet the national mandatory standards. For example, it involves formaldehyde exceeding the standard. The second category is a function of its explicit functionality, and it has not achieved its explicit effect. Compared with its explicit index, it is very different from a value actually measured by it.
The reporter analyzed the related complaints of Consumers Association about clothing in recent three years, and found that this kind of goods is a hot complaint, and it is one of the categories that consumers are most concerned about and have the highest number of complaints. The number of complaints about clothing, shoes and hats is between 40,000 and 60,000 each year. In 2018, the number of complaints related to clothing increased compared with 2017.
Functional clothing is to design the required functions on clothes. Compared with ordinary clothing, functional clothing has higher quality and technical requirements. Most of the functions are realized by fabrics with functions.
Ren Hening, Deputy Director of National Textile Products Quality Supervision and Inspection CenterIn recent years, a large number of functional clothes have appeared in the market, and the price of such clothes is often higher than that of our ordinary clothes. For example, our common moisture-absorbing and quick-drying clothing, waterproof and moisture-permeable clothing, anti-ultraviolet clothing, antibacterial clothing and so on. However, the phenomenon of uneven quality also appeared. In our opinion, some clothes are ordinary clothes, but they are also marked with functionality.
[The price of unqualified functional clothing is usually several thousand yuan]
The inspection was undertaken by the National Textile Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Center. At the inspection site, the reporter saw 40 batches of products that were judged unqualified in this spot check. After statistics, the reporter found that these 40 batches of unqualified products came from 21 brands.
Unqualified products include pregnant women’s underwear, men’s and women’s underwear, sweaters, shirts, T-shirts, jackets, jackets and so on. The reporter found that the prices of these clothes are mostly in the thousands of dollars. The reporter checked the label of unqualified functional clothing and saw that its marked functions include ironing-free, antibacterial, moisture-absorbing and sweat-absorbing, quick-drying, waterproof and breathable, ultraviolet-proof and so on.
The inspector told the reporter that as a functional garment, the function should of course be guaranteed. But at the same time, as the clothes that consumers wear every day, safety is the first. In this regard, the national standard stipulates that "decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes" that threaten human health are prohibited from being detected in clothing. However, to the reporter’s surprise, this banned harmful substance was still detected on some functional clothes.
Ren Hang, Engineer of National Textile Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Center.This is an eluent containing decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amines. Decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine, which is not directly added, is generally produced by prohibiting the decomposition of azo dyes.
Inspectors told reporters that the decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dye in this container was found in this men’s jacket with the nominal brand POLO SPORT. The reporter checked the label of this functional clothing. Its nominal general agent in China is Shanghai Ruifa Clothing Co., Ltd., and its nominal origin is Shenzhen, Guangdong.
The inspector further explained that the decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dye detected in this garment refers to the dye synthesized from carcinogenic aromatic amine, which is often called "banned azo dye". This banned azo dye is prohibited from being detected in all textiles.
Ren Hang, Engineer of National Textile Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Center.In our national standard, the restrictions on decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes are forbidden. This kind of decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amines are mainly used in dyes, which will decompose carcinogenic aromatic amines in the process of normal wearing. After being absorbed by the human body through the skin, carcinogenic aromatic amines will cause sensitization, carcinogenesis and teratogenicity to the human body.
That is to say, long-term wearing of this jacket, which has been found to decompose carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes, may change the structure and function of human cell DNA and induce cell canceration.
Formaldehyde is a well-known carcinogen, but the toxicity and carcinogenicity of decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amines are far higher than formaldehyde in terms of clothing safety indicators. Because formaldehyde has a pungent smell, it is easy to distinguish and dissolve in water. Generally, clothes bought by consumers can be partially removed by washing with water. However, after the decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dye is made into clothing, its harm cannot be eliminated.
Ren Hang, Engineer of National Textile Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Center.It is unlikely that the decomposable aromatic amine dye will be washed away by water, so its harm is persistent and may have caused certain damage to human body since the day it was bought.