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Careful Use Of Pentachlorophenol For Textile Additives In Europe

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Chlorophenol

It is important.

Preservative

It can prevent fungal growth, inhibit bacterial corrosion and prevent insect pests. Therefore, it is often used for storage and pportation of natural fibers such as cotton, wool and leather. It is also used as stabilizer for preservative and mildew proof printing paste in textiles.

However, a large number of domestic and foreign research shows that pentachlorophenol is a strong toxic substance. It has teratogenicity and carcinogenicity to human body. It will release the notorious dioxin compounds when burning, which will cause lasting damage to the environment.

At present, various European countries

Clothing brand

There are strict limits on the use of pentachlorophenol in textiles.

The EU has specially formulated the "1999/51/EC directive" which restricts the use of pentachlorophenol in textile and clothing, which is clearly defined: the limit of pentachlorophenol exported to European textiles and clothing is not more than 0.5mg/kg (infant products should not exceed 0.05mg/kg).

According to statistics from Ningbo entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in the first 9 months of 2010, Ningbo exported 29 thousand and 500 textile products to the European Union, totaling 29 thousand and 500 US dollars, 615 million US dollars, compared with 27 thousand and 500 batches and 588 million US dollars in the same period in 2009, respectively, raising 7.3% and 6% respectively.

In order to maintain the good export situation of Ningbo clothing, the inspection and quarantine department, on the basis of strengthening the sampling inspection of pentachlorophenol in export garments, suggests that enterprises should restrict the use of pentachlorophenol at the source. Textile printing and dyeing manufacturers can sign a written undertaking with the auxiliaries to realize the ease of use of textile chemicals without five chlorophenol. When printing and dyeing and auxiliaries must use mould proof antibacterial agents, they can consider the use of currently recognized non-toxic orthophenyl phenol instead of pentachlorophenol.