<BR><a href='http://www.australianwinner.com/AuWinner/index.php?c=12/'>Aust Winner 澳洲长风论坛</font></a>总目录
Aust Winner 澳洲长风论坛


凡发布过激政治、宗教、人身攻击言论,一律删除。

澳洲长风导航 Site Map
 
 帮助帮助   搜索搜索   会员列表会员列表   团队团队   收藏夹收藏夹    注册注册 
 个人资料个人资料   登录并检查站内短信登录并检查站内短信   登录登录 

chinese-made blankets recalled

 
发表新主题   回复主题    
Aust Winner 澳洲长风论坛总目录 -> 环球物流信息
阅读上一个主题 :: 阅读下一个主题  
作者 正文
sunshinecustoms
现已禁止

会员等级:1




加入时间: 2007/08/07
文章: 46
来自: 澳洲悉尼
积分: 178


文章时间: 2007-8-22 周三, 下午9:49    标题: chinese-made blankets recalled 引用回复

CHINESE-MADE blankets found to contain high levels of formaldehyde have been recalled across Australia and New Zealand, the distributor said today, amid rising global concerns about the safety of Chinese products.

The voluntary recall by Australian-based Charles Parsons came two days after the New Zealand government launched an urgent investigation after scientists found dangerous levels of formaldehyde in woolen and cotton clothes made in China.
A range of Chinese exports - from pet food ingredients to toothpaste - have come under international scrutiny in recent months.

Toy company Mattel Inc recently issued two recalls of Chinese-made toys, including some distributed in Australia, due to lead-tainted paint and tiny magnets that could be swallowed by children.

Formaldehyde - a chemical preservative that gives a permanent press effect to clothes and is also used as an embalming fluid - can cause problems ranging from skin rashes to cancer.

Charles Parsons decline to release the total number of blankets involved, but spokesman Mark Bilton said "there's a lot" in Australia and about 800 in New Zealand.

Tests had shown the formaldehyde level in the "Superlux" label blankets was "above the European and US standards. There are no standards in Australia and New Zealand so it's a voluntary recall," he said.

Independent tests had revealed the chemical's content was "less" that 1,500 parts per million - the maximum level permitted in Germany - but "we've decided not to get into those details," Bilton said.

An official at China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, a quality watchdog, said the case was under investigation.

Meanwhile, New Zealand government research agency AgResearch said it was swamped by clothing companies wanting tests on Chinese imports.

Scientists testing clothes for TV3's "Target" consumer watchdog program discovered formaldehyde concentrations up to 900 times above the safe level.

Many companies had complained that they had no information about what constitutes safe levels of formaldehyde, said Lorraine Greer, AgResearch's textiles division testing laboratory manager.

The New Zealand Ministry of Consumer Affairs today said it would start a program to test for formaldehyde in clothes next week as part of its probe, while acknowledging the country had no standard for formaldehyde levels in textiles - a concern of retailers.

At least 100 items of children's and adults' clothing and babywear imported from a range of countries would be included in the testing, Ministry General Manager Liz MacPherson said.

"As part of the investigation, New Zealand will look at standards and testing regimes overseas," she said.

"Neither New Zealand or Australia currently has a standard for formaldehyde levels in textiles."

The blanket recall comes after New Zealand cut-price retailer The Warehouse issued a recall of children's pajamas made in China last weekend after two children were burned when their pajamas caught fire

_________________
澳洲阳光报关公司
SunShine Customs Broker pty ltd
Tel: 612 9553 4683
Fax: 612 8088 1030
Mobile: 0432 680 991
broker@sunshinecustoms.com.au
www.sunshinecustoms.com.au
返回顶端
阅读会员资料 sunshinecustoms离线  发送站内短信 发送电子邮件 浏览发表者的主页
显示文章:     
发表新主题   回复主题    
Aust Winner 澳洲长风论坛总目录 -> 环球物流信息
所有的时间均为 北京时间
1页,共1
 
论坛转跳:   
不能在本论坛发表新主题
不能在本论坛回复主题
不能在本论坛编辑自己的文章
不能在本论坛删除自己的文章
不能在本论坛发表投票


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
澳洲长风(www.australianwinner.com)信息部提供论坛管理及技术支持