The end of the year is approaching, and many people have already begun to buy new clothes for the Chinese New Year. However, a CCTV news has sounded the alarm bell for us: according to CCTV reports, the State Administration for Market Regulation has begun to conduct surprise inspections in local markets. This news left the masses jaw-dropping and amazed.
According to published data, nearly a quarter of the clothing does not meet national standards, and this is not the most worrying. To make matters worse, one company's ** was found to contain a carcinogenic dye called benzidine, which exceeded safety standards by 27 times. As soon as **, this news shocked the entire clothing industry, and as consumers, how should we choose?
Dyes can cause cancer.
On October 10, **.com reported that during the sampling inspection of the ** products produced by Shenzhen Anruoyi E-commerce, it was found that a dye containing "benzidine" was used. According to the test report, the national standard stipulates that the benzidine content should be less than 20, but the actual test result reached 540, which is 27 times more than the standard.
Long-term exposure to this substance is easily absorbed by the body, which can not only lead to cancer, but also may change the DNA structure of the human body, thus causing cancer. The impact is particularly difficult to measure for children and pregnant women.
After discovering the clothes, the relevant departments quickly strengthened their testing efforts, and soon found a vest with excessive "benzidine" in a clothing company in Dongguan. In addition, when sampling 246 batches of samples, it was found that 58 of them were unqualified, of course, not all of them were due to excessive "benzidine".
In response to the test results, the relevant departments took immediate action to implement compulsory measures against the manufacturers who produced substandard products, and fined and suspended the violators for rectification. However, the results of this sampling are a wake-up call for consumers, and just as we are maintaining a high level of vigilance about food safety, apparel products have once again triggered a safety alarm.
As consumers, how can we tell the difference?Why do these manufacturers make such "poisonous clothes" to endanger the entire market?It's just a piece of clothing.
First of all, we need to know something about the protagonist of this news, "benzidine". This substance is positioned as an unnatural chemical pollutant, i.e. it cannot be formed in nature. It first appeared in Germany in the early 20th century and was widely used in clothing, military and other industries.
After benzidine became widely used, no one noticed anything unusual at first, but with the sharp rise in the incidence of cancer, people realized the seriousness of the problem. Benzidine is different from general carcinogens in that it can alter your DNA, which can trigger cancerous changes in the body.
Germany later strictly banned the entire dye, while China included benzidine in the ban list in 1994, retained a little in some industries, and also formulated very strict regulations on its use. Although everyone knows that this material is very dangerous, why do manufacturers choose to use benzidine to make dyes?
It is easy to understand the reason for this, in short, "interests". As a dye, benzidine has excellent permeability and stability, and its molecular structure will not be damaged even at high or low temperatures. In addition, benzidine exhibits extreme resistance to contamination.
The main embodiment of these advantages in clothing is: no fading, strong stain resistance. Benzidine is inexpensive for clothing manufacturers, while natural dyes** are expensive and unstable, so clothes made with natural dyes are expensive and prone to fading due to improper washing.
If the market doesn't react well, it will definitely have an impact on business. Therefore, in order to improve the performance of clothing, some people take the risk of using benzidine as a dye to reduce the cost of production. Although benzidine itself does not have"Toxicity"could have been a good dye, but the reality is not.
When buying clothes, we as consumers should keep our eyes open, and we should not only look at the cheapest. Although we don't have a specific testing instrument to tell if benzidine is exceeded, developing good shopping habits can almost prevent this from happening.
First of all, when buying clothes, you should try to avoid buying street stalls. The ** of these clothes is not known, and even the conformity report cannot be provided. In contrast, buying in a branded store will be safer and more reliable because they can all show a qualified report. Also, be sure to keep a receipt, just in case something goes wrong with your clothes.
Even if you're very interested in a piece of clothing on a "street stand", you can try to smell it. Typically, new clothes, although they will have some smell, are rarely pungent. If you smell a distinctly pungent odor, you need to think about it seriously.
As much as we are reluctant to see this kind of news, once we have the right way to discern it, there is no need to worry too much. In addition, we should also use our own judgment when approaching these messages, because sometimes these messages are not entirely true.
CCTV's annual rumor debunking activity.
Have you ever seen someone in a WeChat group who has made such remarks?They claim that the yolk products we eat are all artificial eggs, and they are also accompanied by some factory-processed **. At first glance, it really looks a bit similar, but the result has caused panic among many people, resulting in a large number of **.
What is shown in this paragraph is actually true. The egg yolk they use is also real, not artificial. Because egg yolks will have a hard core and a certain salty taste if eaten directly without processing, in order to ensure the taste, these egg yolks will be broken uniformly, and then processed to achieve a plastic effect.
This was originally a normal processing procedure, but in the mouth of people with ulterior motives, it evolved into a large-scale forgery incident.
There are many similar situations, such as some self-proclaimed "experts" claiming that the noodles or wonton wrappers we often eat contain borax, which is recognized as a Class 1 carcinogen in China. Regarding "borax noodles", such news has indeed been reported before.
Under the vigorous crackdown of the relevant departments, the formal market is no longer visible, and their rhetoric is completely selling anxiety, in addition to these, there is even more hateful, that is, the concept of stealing to confuse the public.
I'm sure you've all tried stinky tofu, which occupies an important place in the night market stalls, and no one can shake it. Recently, though, someone posted a video in which a secret interview was conducted with a vendor of stinky tofu. ** It shows that they soaked ordinary tofu in ferrous sulfate and then sodium sulfide, and as a result, the original white tofu suddenly turned into the black of stinky tofu.
He wasn't done, and then bought a lot of packaged finished stinky tofu in the market, all of which contained ferrous sulfate on the ingredient list. People who don't understand physics will definitely think that stinky tofu is made with chemical additives.
However, they will not disclose that ferrous sulfuric acid meets national standards as a food additive and can be used for coloring and supplementing iron. If you still don't feel safe with chemicals, then you must have tried hard-boiled eggs, and your doctor will also recommend eating one every morning because hard-boiled eggs are very nutritious.
Once cooked, the brown skin of the yolk will form on the outside of the boiled eggs, which is caused by ferrous sulphate. Are you okay with this explanation?It is irresponsible to talk only about toxicity without regard to the dose, and it is pure hooliganism.
The motives of these people to spread rumors varied, and some of them resorted to underhanded tactics to seize the market out of the need for commercial competition;Others want to become influencers and use these statements to gain attention. Whatever the motivation, it touches on the pain points of our consumers. Food safety issues are important, but we should also be able to discern and not blindly follow trends and avoid emboldening rumor-mongers.