Women’s clothing was found to be more than 20 times more carcinogenic. (Picture / flip from CCTV)
The State Administration for Market Regulation of the mainland recently conducted a random inspection. During the testing process, a fashionable women’s clothing produced by “Shenzhen Anruoyi E-Commerce Co., Ltd.” was found to be a carcinogenic aromatic amine dye called “benzidine” exceeding the standard, and the exceeding standard was very serious. It is reported that dyes synthesized from carcinogenic aromatic amines, in the process of long-term contact with the human body, the harmful components are absorbed by the skin, and more than 20 kinds of carcinogenic aromatic amines may be produced under special conditions.
“CCTV” reported that the testing engineer said that the product’s carcinogenic aromatic amine dye was measured as high as 540 mg per kilogram, 27 times higher than the standard, which means that the carcinogenic dye has a higher concentration and poses a higher safety risk to human health. .
The report pointed out that in the process of long-term contact with the human body, the harmful components of the dyes synthesized from carcinogenic aromatic amines are absorbed by the skin, and decompose under special conditions to produce more than 20 kinds of carcinogenic aromatic amines, forming carcinogenic aromatic amine compounds. Changing the DNA structure of the human body may cause lesions and induce malignant tumors, leading to malignant diseases such as bladder cancer, ureteral cancer, and renal pelvis cancer.
In addition to the above-mentioned enterprises, a denim vest produced by Dongguan Manbang E-Commerce Co., Ltd. also found that the content of carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes also exceeded the standard value, reaching 30 mg per kilogram. Experts believe that in order to reduce costs, some enterprises do not pay special attention to environmental protection requirements.
It is reported that in the results of the supervision and random inspection of casual clothing products sold online, a total of 246 batches of products were found to be qualified, accounting for more than 80%. The remaining 58 batches of products were unqualified, and the unqualified rate was 19.2%. The main unqualified items are fiber content, color fastness, pH value, and decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes.
In response to the results of this casual clothing random inspection, the testing agency has issued product quality improvement proposals to unqualified companies. The State Administration of Market Supervision stated that it will continue to carry out quality supervision of casual clothing products, effectively track unqualified enterprises, urge enterprises to correct mistakes, and protect consumers’ rights and interests.
