Australia halts Chinese textile exports
The Australian government will halt its textile imports from China after discovering that a great portion of the imported RMG and Blankets contain a high proportion of chemical hazards. In this context, both ICCC and the Australian department of health have both announced that they have started a full examination on…
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This escalation came due the risen of official complaints by customers in both Australia and New Zealand; who reported that two incidents took place in New Zealand when two children wearing Chinese RMG labeled " clear of flammable Man made yarns". Yet, both children were burnt quickly when they were exposed to fire.
Meantime, the Saudi government announced that they will apply new measurements on the imported Chinese textile after confirming the existence of these hazardous chemicals in all the examined samples.
Source: Alam El Youm
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 30 August 2007. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
