BRUSSELS WARNS OF DRAWSTRING RISK TO CHILD CLOTHING CONSUMERS
February 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) RAPEX consumer alert service has reported Germany has banned China-made Kik 'Homer Simpson' socks from its shops because they contains 287 mg/kg azo-dyes, well above the permitted 30 mg/kg limit under the EU's REACH regulation. Meanwhile, Bulgaria has also banned China-made Yunipri Christmas socks over excess azo-dyes.
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THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) RAPEX consumer alert service has reported Germany has banned China-made Kik 'Homer Simpson' socks from its shops because they contains 287 mg/kg azo-dyes, well above the permitted 30 mg/kg limit under the EU's REACH regulation. Meanwhile, Bulgaria has also banned China-made Yunipri Christmas socks over excess azo-dyes.
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