SHEIN removes a pair of children’s shoes from its site because they are too harmful by European standards

Numbers alarming. The fast fashion site SHEIN continues to stand out for the harmfulness of its products. While a few days ago we learned that the company emits more CO2 than Paraguay, on Wednesday 22 May the consumer protection association Test purchases published the results of a survey that analyzed 25 children’s items purchased on the fast fashion site.

Products up to 100 times more harmful than those allowed in the EU

Harmful substances were found ten of them, or almost every second article. They are present on waterproof jackets, t-shirts, swimsuits, but above all shoes. The worst tested contains five times more lead compared to the standard authorized by the European Union.

Also includes phthalatesa substance added to PVC in the manufacturing process, which is present in articles in quantities equal to a hundred times more than allowed in Europe. It was therefore withdrawn from sale.

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According to Testachats, the study of these products also finds the presence of endocrine disruptors, allergens such as nickel, but also irritants, such as dimethylformamide, quinoline, as well as ethoxylated nonylphenols. Substances that decompose into another substance, disrupting the endocrine system », writes the association in its press release.

After the publication of this survey, SHEIN announced that it would take “ very seriously » the conclusions and confirmed the harmfulness of the 25 products tested, as noted by our Belgian colleagues at RTBF.

“ In accordance with our safety protocols, as a precautionary measure, we have immediately recalled this product from sale while we conduct an internal investigation. »

SHEIN.

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