Clothing and textile industry does not need to talk about plastic discoloration.

The turbulence of plasticizers has intensified, and the areas that have been found to be contaminated have spread from food to cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, light industrial goods and other fields. From Master Kong to unification, from full drink to BRAND, from cling film to children's toys, over 500 items of plasticizers that contaminate products and 20 times more toxic melamine have now allowed the Chinese to “talk about plastic changes”.

So, does the textile and clothing industry also infiltrate the shadow of plasticizers? If so, will it harm the human body?

Liu Cairong, an expert of the Sichuan Fiber Inspection Bureau, said that the role of plasticizers in clothing is mainly UV protection and waterproofing. “The clothes contain appropriate plasticizers that are basically harmless to the human body. This is not the same as food, and I hope consumers do not worry. ”

Appropriate plasticizers are basically harmless to the human body. However, through comparison, it is not difficult for us to find that in developed countries such as Europe and the United States in clothing and footwear, the demand for certain ingredients contained in products is higher than the Chinese standard.

In the United States, California’s 65 Act states that even skins, shoes, belts, jewelry, clothing, and other fashion accessories must not contain DEHP [Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate] in skin contact parts of products. 】; In Japan, DOP as a plastic additive is limited to use in industrial plastic products.

In China ----- the world's largest producer and consumer of plasticizers, DBP and DEHP are still allowed to "limited use"; mandatory national standards "food plastic self-adhesive plastic wrap", implementation date After two delays, there is no below.

Fortunately, this plasticizer wind also sounded the alarm for the textile and clothing industry, and standardized the development of the textile and clothing industry towards a healthier and safer direction. On August 1st, the new version of the "National Basic Safety Technical Specification for Textile Products" will be formally implemented. The new standard refers to international standards and has made the biggest changes since the implementation of the standard, and is closer to the international level. In this new standard, the age of infants and young children has been increased from 24 months to 36 months, and the classification of clothing has become more refined. According to requirements, the content of plasticizers for infants and young children clothing should not exceed 0.1 mg/kg.

Tips: Plasticizers are plasticizers for mainland Chinese. Plasticizers are industrial polymer additives that are widely used. Adding this material in plastic processing can make it more flexible and easier to process. The molecular structure of plasticizers resembles hormones and is called "environmental hormones". They are toxic chemicals that are listed by Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency. If it is eaten for a long time, it may cause abnormalities in the reproductive system and may even cause teratogenicity and cancer.