Clothes made in China are safe - NZ official

时间：2007-10-18 05:52:47

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BEIJING, Oct. 17 - The General Manager of the New Zealand Ministry1 of Consumer Affairs Liz MacPherson has informed China's commerce counselor2 Liu Linlin that clothes made in China are safe after testing them for formaldehyde, China's quality control administration said on Tuesday.

 

MacPherson said the ministry collected 100 samples of clothing and asked independent labs to carry out the tests. Of all the samples, 84 percent were manufactured in China, seven percent in New Zealand and nine percent in other countries. The proportions were decided3 on the basis of the market share of the clothes in New Zealand, she said.

 

Excluding one overlapping4 sample, 97 samples met the international standard by having a formaldehyde concentration of far less than 200 ppm. The formaldehyde concentration in 2 samples, one from China, reached 250 ppm but was reduced to 54 ppm by washing, so these two kinds of clothes should be labeled with warnings like "pre-wash before use", according to the test results.

 

MacPherson said the results proved that clothes made in China are safe and New Zealand would publicize the results to clarify the facts.

 

She also said children's pajama exports from China were safe and reminded parents in New Zealand to read the labels carefully before buying and using them.

 

In August, New Zealand launched an investigation5 into children's pajamas6 made in China after two complaints involving children who suffered burns while wearing the pajamas. The test results from an independent laboratory released by New Zealand's Commerce Commission proved that the pajamas produced in China were up to safety standards.

 
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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 counselor czlxd     
n.顾问，法律顾问
参考例句：
  • The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
  • Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 overlapping Gmqz4t     
adj./n.交迭（的）
参考例句：
  • There is no overlapping question between the two courses. 这两门课程之间不存在重叠的问题。
  • A trimetrogon strip is composed of three rows of overlapping. 三镜头摄影航线为三排重迭的象片所组成。
5 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
6 pajamas XmvzDN     
n.睡衣裤
参考例句：
  • At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。
  • He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

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