It Is Not Yet Possible To Respond To The Zara Clothing Company.

Greenpeace, an international environmental group, pointed out in November 20th the latest report, "trends: pollution: global fashion brand toxic and hazardous substances residues survey", 20 well-known fashion brands such as Zara. clothing In the production process, a variety of toxic and harmful substances were used and eventually remained in the products.

Yesterday, I sent an email to some of the companies to verify this. In response to some of the company's replies, Inditex, the parent company of Zara, said it was unable to respond to specific clothing at present. The company is also communicating with Greenpeace and seeking a commitment to detoxification.

　 　 Inditex It is not yet possible to respond to the checked clothing.

According to the survey report, 6 of the 10 samples tested by Zara were detected with environmental hormone nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE), one of which was a children's jacket made and sold in the mainland of China. In addition, among the 141 samples tested in Greenpeace, two of Zara's jeans were tested for azo dyes that could decompose carcinogenic aromatic amines, which were sold in Hungary and Lebanon respectively.

The aromatic amine - ortho anisamine detected here is a carcinogen and may also cause cancer in humans. In the European Union and China, there are relevant laws and regulations that restrict the use of azo dyes that can emit carcinogenic aromatic amines in direct contact with skin. Spin Residues in products. In a survey report, Greenpeace said, "although the concentration is below the stipulated value of the sales country, it is still hard to detect carcinogens on clothing."

In this regard, in November 20th, Zara Inditex, the parent company, said Inditex was unable to respond to specific clothing because it had not been notified and informed of any specific analysis results before. Because all test analysis must be controlled and the results need to be properly reported.

Li Yifang, director of the Greenpeace pollution control project, said: "these brands are polluting the production process to the rivers of the producing countries, threatening the health of more people through the food chain. As the largest textile exporter in the world, China is undoubtedly one of the biggest victims. "

According to the Greenpeace report, Zara, H&M, GAP and Benetton are committed to shortening the production cycle of their products and striving to become the most fashionable ones. Clothes & Accessories With the fastest speed to consumers. At present, the new technology system, called Justintime, connects parts of the supply chain, thus reducing the time spent on clothing production. Zara as the leader of fast fashion brands, its new dress only takes 7 to 30 days from design to listing, and only 5 days later it can replenish the hot selling style on the shelf.

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In addition, the increase in demand leads to more clothes It is made, sold and lost, which amplifies the health cost and environmental cost at every stage of the clothing life cycle. The expansion of fast fashion brands is no longer confined to the traditional developed countries. Data show that the annual production of about 850 million clothing Zara, in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and India opened retail stores in 2010, and in 2011, it entered Australia, Azerbaijan, South Africa and Peru markets.

On the one hand, Inditex said, "we can ensure that the health and safety of products are 100% high requirements and guarantees in the production process. The health and safety they pursue must be based on the highest requirements of the world."

Inditex, on the other hand, also stresses "our respect for and commitment to the environment, and has a strategy to encourage our suppliers to work together for environmental protection."

Yesterday, Inditex also said that it was currently carrying out a dialogue with Greenpeace and striving to win a convincing and practical commitment to detoxification, which had sent the letter to the representative of Greenpeace.