Recently, Heshan City, an export garment enterprises to Jiangmen Exit Inspection and Quarantine Technology Center Laboratory declared two batches of sheepskin test. The center of the detection of mines and textile laboratories, detected from the national ban on the use of carcinogenic azo dye ingredients: benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl content were 2623ppm and 160ppm, far exceeding the limit of 30ppm. This is the first case in recent years that the council has banned the use of azo compounds in textiles, clothing and leather products. Export clothing materials The detection of the sheepskin is the leather garment enterprises to be exported leather garment processing raw materials. According to the inspection and quarantine personnel analysis, due to the mandatory national standards, in recent years the direct use of banned azo dyes in the production of textiles, clothing, leather has been eliminated, this time was found to ban azo excessive, a Probably due to the use of a small amount of unassigned azo in the dye formulation, there is a possibility that the dye used is not of sufficient purity, with azo compounds banned, and of course, does not preclude the use of improper aids that would disable the azo Invaded. Azo was detected disabled Close supervision of banned azo It is understood that with the textile and garment enterprises on the ban on the harmfulness of azo dyes, as well as the major trading nations such as the EU on textiles, clothing, leather products prohibited azo laws and ordinances have been introduced banned azo more and more cause Apparel manufacturing industry's attention. Since 2003, China has successively formulated two basic safety technical specifications for textiles and leather products, and implemented a mandatory national standard on the ban on the detection of azo. In the special rectification actions on the quality of import and export products that have lasted since 2007, the quality management and product safety of the import and export textile and garment manufacturing enterprises have been under strict supervision and regulation. Jiangmen Exit Inspection and Quarantine ports and enterprises in the area of ​​import and export textile and apparel products banned the detection of azo project has been maintained at zero. Experts advise: Clothing consumption should pay attention to quality In view of the ban on the hazards of azo dyes, the experts remind the general public that in order to avoid the damage of azo dyes banned in textiles, apparel and leather products, in the course of apparel consumption, especially in the selection of products in direct contact with the skin, Style factors, but should pay attention to its intrinsic quality, it is recommended to pick large-scale, well-regulated production companies or have a certain brand of goodwill products, after all, personal safety, health is the most important. (Lv Shenggen Jiang Xiaoliang Deng Haozhong) related information Disabling azo dyes is a small class of azo dyes, azo dyes are widely used in the market for dyeing textiles, clothing, leather and other products. Currently, 23 species of azo dyes are banned from being banned due to their potential to cause human diseases and even carcinogenesis. Avoid using azo dyes in clothing products in direct contact with the human body, the body metabolites (such as sweat) mixed, and can be absorbed by the skin, the normal metabolism in the human body under the conditions of biochemical reactions may occur reduction Reaction and cracking of carcinogenic aromatic hydrocarbons, and after activation to change the structure of human DNA, causing human disease or even induce cancer.