Sabtu, 17 September 2011

Beware of toxic branded clotheseware of toxic branded clothes

  This year you should be more selective again choose fabrics, do not let your new fashion to cause the disease.
  Greenpeace found that some textile materials that contain nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), chemicals which effectively prohibits clothing manufacturing industry in Europe. These substances can break down in water and forms a toxic substance nonylphenol (NP), which can disrupt the human hormone.
  Some brands of clothing that were found to contain substances that Abercrombie & Fitch, Adidas, Bauer Hockey, Calvin Klein, Converse, Cortefiel, Gap, H & M, Lacoste, Nike, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (PVH Corp), and Puma.
  Greenpeace campaign, Yifang Li, said that the nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) are commonly used as ingredients in detergent industry, including production of natural and synthetic textiles. \ "NPEs will break up and form nonylphenol toxic
, strong, and disrupt hormones, \" said Li, as quoted from Greenpeace.co.uk.
  "This substance is very disturbing to mimic female hormones, alter sexual development, and affects the reproductive system. \ "NPEs component has also been involved in \ 'feminisation \' male fish in Europe and disrupt hormones some mammals, according to campaign group WWF. Greenpeace said the substance was found in 78 samples of branded clothing, most made in China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Philippines.
  "Even at low levels, this is a big threat to the environment and human health, \" said Li's Nike and Puma have agreed to stop using hazardous chemicals by 2020., Adidas has not, according to. spokeswoman Vivien Yau Meanwhile Greenpeace ,. Adidas Hong Kong does not provide a response on this matter.

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