24 Azo Dyes Are Banned In Textile &Nbsp; Yantai Garments Are Temporarily Imported From EU.

Yesterday, a shipment of textiles worth hundreds of thousands of yuan was shipped and shipped to the European Union. A stack of them carried by the captain. Qualifications In the certificate of hygiene, there is a special certificate indicating the azo dyes used in the production of these garments.

And related test results. Do not belittle this thin piece of paper, but it is necessary for textile exporting to European Union countries. Pass check One, if there is no detection of azo dyes, these textiles will not be able to enter the door of EU countries. Yesterday, reporters interviewed the inspection and Quarantine Bureau of Yantai textile inspection center on the detection of azo dyes.

　 24 kinds of harmful azo dyes

Banned in textiles

Azo dyes are a relatively common synthesis. dyestuff Because of its wide color and good gloss, it is widely used in dyeing and printing of textiles and garments. According to rough estimation, there are 600-700 kinds of azo dyes.

But in so many azo dyes, some azo dyes are synthesized from carcinogenic aromatic amines, which are potentially dangerous to human health and safety. This kind of dye is colorless and tasteless, and can not reduce the harm of clothing by washing. In long-term contact with human body, dyes may be absorbed by the skin and spread in the human body, causing human diseases and inducing cancer.

At present, the EU standard has developed 24 banned azo dyes, and stipulates that the detection limit of azo dyes for export products, which are directly and long-term contact with skin and oral cavity, is 30mg/kg

"Since 2003, China has formulated two basic safety technical specifications for textiles and leather products, and stipulates that all textiles exported to the EU must undergo azo test before going out of customs. At present, the quarantine standard of our country has been in line with the European Union countries, and there are 24 kinds of banned azo dyes. All textiles exported to the EU can pass through azo test. Zhang Jichen, director of textile products inspection center of Yantai entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau, said.

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Clothing imported from EU countries

At present, Japan, Korea, the United States and other importing countries do not have relevant regulations, so the detection of textile azo dyes is only applied to the EU importing countries. "From the current situation of textile imports in our city, there is no textile and clothing imported from the EU for the time being, so if people see clothing from EU countries in the mall, they can ask the merchants to take out the relevant azo dye test certificates to judge whether they are from European countries." Director Zhang Jichen reminded the public.

In addition, according to the provisions of the state on textiles, infant clothing is a class, clothing directly contact skin category belongs to B category, other non direct contact with skin clothing are C, such as overcoats. The national basic safety technical specification for textile products clearly stipulates that labels for children's clothing should be clearly marked with trademarks, Chinese factory names, factory sites, commodity names, commodity execution standards, commodity quality grades, safety technology categories, formaldehyde content, color fastness and so on, and infant products must be marked with "baby products" in the instructions.

Since 2008, the ratio of products banned from azo dyes in China's textile and clothing products has been very low, and generally the report is only about 1/1000. Since 2006, the Yantai entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau began to detect azo dyes, with an average of about 120 batches of tests per year, but there have never been any complaints or substandard products from importing countries.