NPEO Textiles Containing Environmental Hormones Will Be Rejected By The European Union

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< p > reporter learned from the Quanzhou Shishi Office of the entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau, recently, the EU strengthened the supervision of < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > textile > /a > environmental hormones, and has banned the import of textile products containing environmental hormones.

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In recent years, the EU's concern about environmental hormone problems in textile and clothing has been increasing continuously. P

In 2006, the European Union explicitly prohibited the use of nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPEO) and nonylphenol (NP) in the textile production industry in the region.

In August this year, the Swedish chemical administration submitted a document on the prohibition of import of textiles containing NPEO to the European Chemicals authority. The European Union Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies also called for the formulation of a clear definition and material criteria for environmental hormones as soon as possible and incorporated into the REACH regulatory framework.

The move or eventually led to the EU's total ban on the sale of textiles containing NPEO on the market.

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< p > environmental hormones refer to chemicals that interfere with the endocrine of organisms. These substances can lead to endocrine disorders, impede reproduction, development and other functions, and even lead to malignant tumors.

NPE has endocrine disrupting effect, which can promote the proliferation of breast cancer cells, and is a carcinogen.

As a surfactant, once NPE enters the environment, it will quickly break down into a stronger environmental hormone, NP.

NP is the world's recognized environmental hormone.

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< p > reporter learned from the inspection and quarantine department that the Department found that NPEO was used as surfactant and detergent in textile dyeing and finishing industry and garment washing industry.

According to reports, the survey companies generally adopt traditional washing and washing methods, and few enterprises adopt clean production technology.

Because washing detergent will use NPEO containing detergent, but also easy to cause residues.

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< p > EU is one of the main export markets of Fujian's < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > textiles and garments > /a > products.

In 1-10, the Fujian entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau inspected 19 thousand and 900 batches of textile products exported to the EU and US $748 million.

In this regard, the inspection and Quarantine Department reminded the relevant enterprises in the area that the cleaner production technology should be improved as soon as possible, replacing NPE with eco-friendly surfactants, so as to cope with the possible impacts and impacts ahead of schedule.

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