The latest textile products random
inspections show that many import clothes have varying levels of formaldehyde
problems. Just for one brand, there are 9 bathes of clothes having the
formaldehyde problems.
For Chinese requirements, the wear inside
clothes have to reach B level which means the formaldehyde is below 75mg/kg.
For infants and young children, the formaldehyde is below 20mg/kg. The main
hazard of formaldehyde exceeding reflects in stimulating the skin mucous
membrane. It will cause allergic dermatitis, even cancer. It is a huge risk for
infants and young children. But as a great dyeing auxiliaries and resin
finishing agent, formaldehyde is widely used for fiber, textile and garment for
coloring, color fixation, improving the crease-resistance and preshrinking.
