In Nov. 2017, 41 recall cases related to textile and clothing products are counted up from the USA, Canada, EU and Australia market, while 16 of them are related to China. The main problems of recall are as follows: the drawstrings of the clothes, which can become trapped during various activities of a child and lead to injuries or strangulation, the small part of the clothes which may cause choking, gloves with excess Cr (VI), baby’s clothes with high amount of formaldehyde and kid’s pajamas posing a risk of burn injuries. Here are the details:

Recall cases in EU:

Recall cases in USA:

Recall cases in Canada:

Suggestion

Given the recall cases of textile and clothing products, we advised manufacturer to take measures in advance at every stage to meet the requirement of regulation and customers, such as raw material without hazardous substance. In order to ensure all products transported to the other countries are safe, the products should be submitted to the authorized and professional third part laboratories to verify global safety requirements before transported to other countries.

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