A little story about a monstrous mess|Greenpeace

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Prevention and Control of Environmental Risk of Chemicals. The drafted Safety Technical Code for Infants and Children Textile Products has banned the deliberate use of six phthalates, although has yet to be promulgated.

Antimony Ø

EU: The EC Directive 2009/567/EC on organic textile products requires that antimony content in polyester fibers does not exceed 260 mg/kg.

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China: The drafted Safety Technical Code for Infants and Children Textile Products has restricted the antimony content, although has yet to be released officially.

Detox children’s clothing As China’s children’s clothing industry is mainly constituted by medium and small enterprises, it is becoming increasingly necessary for the government to employ effective management and supervision to oversee the overall manufacturing processes and textile safety. Thus, Greenpeace is urging: 

The government should improve its chemicals management regulations on baby and children’s textile products by releasing a strict Safety Technical Code for Infants and Children Textile Products and other relevant regulations;

The elimination of hazardous chemicals needs to start from the source of manufacture. Government should adopt comprehensive chemical policies to manage the life-cycle of the chemicals (including manufacture, use, discharge and disposal), through registration, disclosure of chemical use, release and transfer information and risk evaluation, with a goal to eliminating the chemicals which threaten human health and the environment.

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