From the second half of 2003 to the first half of 2004, the relevant departments found that the formaldehyde content of textile and clothing products exceeded the standard in the inspection of clothing products in major shopping malls in Changchun, and the infant product disqualification rate was 46.2%, much higher than that of other clothing products.

In this regard, reporters yesterday conducted a survey of children's clothing market.

Most babies and infants wear "poison".

Most people do not know formaldehyde in their clothes.

At a shopping mall in a underground shopping mall, a reporter picks up a children's clothing at random, and smells like a piece of furniture. What kind of fabric is it? "Pure cotton."

"Does it smell like it?" the reporter asked suspiciously.

"The new clothes are all like that. Just wash them."

During the interview, the reporter found that most of the children's clothing was made of pure cotton fabric, and some of them were silk, cotton, linen, chemical fiber and other composite fabrics, most of which were brightly colored.

Moreover, most consumers' concern for formaldehyde is mainly in home decoration.

For the harm of formaldehyde in clothing, 8 of the 10 consumers interviewed said they did not know, and 2 said they had heard about it, but did not pay much attention to it.

After listening to the reporter's story, Ms Lin said with concern: "the skin of the child is tender. How can it be affected by chemical substances?"

Wearing toxic clothing can cause abnormal smell.

Formaldehyde is a colorless irritant gas, which comes mainly from cheap dyes and auxiliaries.

If the textile is not handled properly in the printing and finishing process, there will be a large amount of formaldehyde remaining on the clothes.

Non formaldehyde products, printing and dyeing fabrics, products with adhesive lining, composite cloth, coated cloth, flocking cloth and formaldehyde treated by special processes such as ironing, waterproofing and crease resistance may exceed the standard.

Prof. Wang, a professor of dermatology in a hospital in Changchun, said that the clothes with formaldehyde exceeding the standard will affect human health, mainly in olfactory abnormalities, immune dysfunction, abnormal skin allergies, and so on.

Learn to distinguish "poison" from "poison" and you will not be poisoned.

Color: light color is appropriate.

There are more harmful ingredients in color and printed underwear, such as dyes and auxiliaries, while the formaldehyde content in plain clothes and non printed designs is low, so it is best to buy white and light colored clothing.

Pattern: small pattern and hard print on the map.

Try not to buy children with wrinkle resistant clothing, preferably choose small pattern children's clothing, and print on the pattern should not be very hard.

Smell: clothes are pungent and spicy, but not bought.

If the package is spicy and spicy, even tears, you may ask the merchant to change or take the initiative to complain to the consumers' Association.

First, wash and wear new clothes.

Because formaldehyde is often soluble in water, it is best to rinse with fresh water before buying new clothes, so that the residual formaldehyde in clothing can be reduced.