China’s government is accusing major fashion retailers like Nike, H&M and Zara of harming children through the sale of what the government deems as hazardous clothing products, writes Newsweek.
In a warning notice published on its website on Tuesday, China’s General Administration of Customs listed 81 imported children’s clothing products that were flagged for quality and safety risks during the agency’s annual examinations.
Between June 2020 and May 2021, nine batches of H&M woven cotton girls’ dresses were found by customs authorities to contain what they said were dyes or other harmful substances that could be ingested or absorbed through skin. Officials identified the same concern in a Nike cotton-knit boys’ t-shirt and two products from Zara, a set of children’s pajamas and a pair of cotton-knit baby shorts.