Some Brands Of Clothing Were Found To Contain NPE.

An international environmental protection organization released the survey of toxic and harmful substances residues in global brand clothing in August 23rd. The survey pointed out that Adidas, Lining and other international and domestic well-known brand products contain "environmental hormone" nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE).

According to the introduction, from April to May this year, the environmental protection organization in China, Britain, Argentina and other 18 Global State procurement 78 samples of 15 clothing brands, including sportswear, casual wear and footwear. The qualified third party laboratory test samples showed that 2/3 samples including Adidas and Lining contained NPE.

It is reported that NPE is often used as a surfactant in textile production, and is rapidly decomposed into nonylphenol (NP) when discharged into the environment. NP is a recognized environmental estrogen, which affects biological development and interferes with endocrine. reproductive system It is toxic. At the same time, nonylphenol can be enriched in the food chain through organisms and human bodies.

It is precisely because of NPE and NP on the human body and Environmental Science In 2005, the EU promulgated the regulations on registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals, prohibited the use of NPE and NP in the textile production industry, and the Chinese government also joined NPE and NP at the beginning of this year in the catalogue of toxic chemicals that China strictly restricts import and export. But no corresponding regulations have been issued.