Containing cotton garments with "pure" complaints

Obviously marked "100% cotton" pajamas, the actual cotton content is only 3% -4%. A few days ago, Haizhou consumer Mr. Lu took the newly purchased pajamas to the quality inspection department and found that pure cotton pajamas were not “pure” at all, except for 3%-4% cotton, most of the remaining components were polyester fibers. To this end, he complained to the local industry and commerce department about the matter and eventually received a compensation of 500 yuan including the inspection fee.

The reporter recently learned from the industry and commerce and quality inspection departments that there are still many complaints about "impure" cotton garments. The "100% cotton" men's T-shirts sold by a large shopping mall in the urban area have even zero cotton content. .

Buy pajamas encounter "installed pure"

It is understood that consumers, Mr. Lu in a local clothing store to see a marked "100% cotton" men's pajamas, the value of 60 yuan, feels feel good, the owner also patted his chest to ensure - absolute Cotton. However, after wearing the newly purchased pajamas for two days, Mr. Lu felt awkward. First, the pajamas that he had previously had good feelings “picked up”, and he became apparently hard after the launch. Lu suspected that the "100% cotton" pajamas may not be "pure", so he found a business asking for a return, but the other party said, "This pajama is pure cotton, has sold a lot of pieces, have not seen this kind of The situation should be improper washing methods that cause pajamas to "pick up", not the quality of the pajamas themselves. "Paced pajamas have refused to return on the ground that they were washed, and their attitudes are bad.

Indignantly, Mr. Lu sent the pajamas to the quality inspection department. The results showed that the amount of cotton in the pajamas was only 3% to 4%, and most of the remaining components were polyester fibers. After getting the test report, Mr. Lu resolutely came to the Baihushan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to complain.

After receiving the complaint, industrial and commercial law enforcement officers came to this clothing store. In front of conclusive evidence, the owner also had nothing to say. Not only did Mr. Lu return 60 yuan of shopping money, but also the inspection fee, he paid a total of RMB 500 for Mr. Lu. . Law enforcement officers checked their sales account records and found that the store had entered more than 30 pajamas in March this year, and it has now all been sold out. Therefore, the store was accordingly punished accordingly.

Pure can not just look at the label reporter learned from industry and commerce and quality inspection departments, in recent years due to people's awareness of the increase in pure cotton clothing, "100% cotton" clothing is increasingly favored, so some unscrupulous businesses to fight Abacus: The clothing that is not pure cotton is also marked with "100% cotton" and sold at a high price.

As a result, the relevant complaints are also heating up.

“Not long ago, there was a consumer who complained about the false labeling of the cotton content of two brands of men's T-shirts sold in a large supermarket in the urban area.” The quality inspection department told reporters that one of the men's T-shirts marked “100% cotton” The cotton content is actually 0, let ** drop glasses.

Here, the relevant department reminded consumers that when purchasing pure cotton clothing, it is not possible to judge whether it is “pure” by relying solely on the cotton content identified on the tag.

Simple identification methods Many quality inspection departments also introduced several simple methods for the general public to identify: First, see, except for mercerizing cotton, cotton fabric is not obvious luster, natural and soft color, you can even out the clothing when you buy Add a certain tension, then the fabric and the body down 45 degrees facing the light source, if there is a flash of light, then this must be chemical fiber clothing; Second, touch, cotton clothing feel soft and comfortable, flexible, can The extent of pulling is smaller, and the speed of recovery is slower after pulling; the third is smelling, it is desirable to take a piece of yarn on the clothing and ignite it with fire. The pure cotton should be odorless and no black smoke, and it will turn into white powder after burning.