GERMANY BANS CHINESE ‘GARFIELD’ SOCKS
March 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHINESE-made 'Garfield' socks have been recalled from sale in Germany because they contained banned levels of azo dyes, the European Union's (EU) consumer alert service RAPEX has reported. It added there has been a voluntary withdrawal and destruction of India-made 'Tiger' scarves from Denmark because of banned azocolourants, notably benzidine.
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CHINESE-made 'Garfield' socks have been recalled from sale in Germany because they contained banned levels of azo dyes, the European Union's (EU) consumer alert service RAPEX has reported. It added there has been a voluntary withdrawal and destruction of India-made 'Tiger' scarves from Denmark because of banned azocolourants, notably benzidine.
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