AZO DYE CONTAMINATION CONSUMER BAN EU – RAPEX ALERT SYSTEM
January 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
BANNED azo dyes are still turning up in clothing and textile products sold by European Union (EU) retailers, the European Commission's consumer alert service RAPEX has warned. It reported that four products had recently been withdrawn from sale because of contamination with these prohibited chemicals. In two cases, the German authorities issued public warnings, regarding:
*Red silk scarves with white patterns from India (no brand or model given), where potentially carcinogenic chemicals Benzidine and Dimethylbenzidine were found in the red ...
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