NEW RULES IMPLEMENTED AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICALS FOUND IN DYES
April 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN
THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked all US-based clothing and apparel manufacturers to report the new use of possibly harmful chemicals found in textile pigments and dyes. The chemicals, which also have other industrial applications, include polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), benzidine dyes and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD).
"Although a number of these chemicals are no longer manufactured or used in the US they can still be imported in consumer goods or for use in products," said EPA spokesperson, Jim Jones.
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