RAPEX REPORTS PRODUCT WITHDRAWALS OVER AZO DYE CONCERNS
June 1st, 2013THE EUROPEAN Union’s RAPEX consumer alert service has reported EU regulators continue to prevent sales of clothing products over dangerous azo dyes. For instance, Slovak authorities blocked sales of China-made Youjoy t-shirts because its azo dyes released the aromatic amine benzidine – breaking the EU’s REACH regulation. And German regulators stopped sales of China-manufactured Zeeman jogging trousers whose azo dyes released the aromatic amine benzidine.
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