CHINA REMAINS SOURCE OF MAJORITY OF DANGEROUS CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES SOLD IN EUROPE
April 1st, 2019
CHINA continues to be the largest source of clothing and accessories detected as being unsafe for consumers in the European Union (EU), according to data analysed by just-style from the EU Safety Gate database.
Formerly the EU Rapid Alert System (RAPEX), the database shows that of the 221 safety warnings issued by the system about apparel and accessory products in 2018, 102 of these lines were supplied from China. There was a similar pattern in 2017, with 97 of the 250 unsafe fashion items reported that year having been made in China. And in 2016, Chinese ...
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