Is fabric toxic? Nike sells as usual.

In August 23rd, the international environmental protection and Greenpeace Organization released the survey results of toxic and harmful substances in global brand clothing. Adidas, Lining and Nike and other 14 well-known brands of clothing are detected. NPE 。 According to its analysis, NPE is decomposed into natural environment. Environmental hormone NP can affect the sexual development of organisms.

After 5 days. Yesterday, I learned from several brand clothing stores in Chunxi Road, Chengdu, that they were not affected by the "NPE toxic" incident. Some stores also claimed that sales increased by 10% over the same period last year.

　 A group of data, 19 domestic samples are poisonous.

According to media reports, in the investigation report released by the international environmental protection Greenpeace organization, 28 samples were produced in China, of which 19 samples contained NPE, including 14 brands including Adidas, Lining, Nike, CalvinKlein, CONVERSE, G-StarRAW, H&M, Kappa, crocodile, Abercombie&Fitch, Puma, RalphLauren, UNIQLO and YOUNGOR, etc. among the 78 samples.

Of the 19 samples containing NPE, the brands of NPE over 500 mg per kilogram include Lining, A&F, Nike and YOUNGOR. Among them, a A&F denim shorts NPE content of up to 1100 mg / kg, Lining and YOUNGOR sportswear NPE content of 680 and 530 mg / kg, Nike two T shirt reached 810 and 660 mg / kg respectively.

　　 Local sales in Chengdu are not affected.

Yesterday afternoon, I learned from several stores in Chunxi Road, Adidas, Nike and Lining that their sales were not affected by the "NPE toxic" incident. At a Nike store near Ito, a shop assistant said they had never heard of Nike's involvement in the "NPE toxic" incident, and no consumer inquired. The sales volume had not changed significantly.

In the Lining monopoly area on the 2 floor of the strong wave, Yang Xiaofang, the shopkeeper, told the author that Lining is using organic cotton and there will be no such problem as the environmental protection Greenpeace organization. This month, her store sales increased by 10% over the same period last year. So far, Lining costumes have not trained salesmen on how to deal with customer enquiries. She even thought that if Lining was involved in the "NPE toxic" incident, it could be a problem for the entire dress industry.

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NPE: affected by water decomposition, sexual development

According to a paper published in Chinese Journal of environmental science, NPE will rapidly decompose into water. Nonylphenol (NP) NP can mimic estrogen, interfere with the endocrine of organisms, and is toxic to reproductive system. Because of their safety, some countries and regions have banned them for 20 years.

Chang Huaichun, Professor of chemistry at Liaoning University, said in an interview that NPE is a commonly used surfactant and is widely used in detergent, textile, pesticide, coatings, paper and other industries. NPE is a polymer, which is not a dangerous product in itself, but NPE will react to produce NP (Ren Jifen) under certain conditions in the natural environment. It is an endocrine disruptor and carcinogen. It is called environmental hormone, which can affect the sexual development of organisms.

Chang Hui Chun reminded that washing and soaking is limited in removing harmful compounds from new clothes, and washing detergents on clothing may increase new harmful substances.

Therefore, the fundamental solution is to eliminate the use of these harmful substances from the source of production.

"Life is not too". Luxury " Children don't need to wear new clothes every day. Instead, old clothes that are repeatedly washed may be more "clean". Chang Huaichun said that the brightly colored children's clothing used more dyes, and textile dyes may contain aromatic amine. formaldehyde And other harmful substances, so we must choose carefully.