chinese products - are you
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Topic: chinese products - are you
Posted By: lizzle
Subject: chinese products - are you
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 7:57am
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making any changes to the way you shop?
Just read on stuff that two boys were injured when their "low flame risk" pjs caught fire - the same brand that Jake and taine wear. And with that formaldehyde stuff in the clothing - not even Kiwimade clothing was exempt. I'm feeling a little bit like "what the hell?" no idea what to buy that is safe. taine has had a rsah on his back pretty much since birth that comes and goes. i've always put it down to asthma, but what if its the clothes? I think that some oif this may be scaremongering, but it hits in a place where people aren't always necessarily rational - their kids. scary scary stuff |
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 9:15am
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I agree, Liz. Both my kids have dry skin/rash/exzema and now, I can't help but think???
I have to say, though, that there was an episode of NCIS or CSI or something a while back that had all these girls sick, and one died, maybe? because of sprays on some jeans they were all wearing. And, since then, I have always made super sure I wash and line dry before my kids wear any new clothes, hard as itmay be sometimes... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 9:21am
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it HAS made me think about the products and clothes i buy for the girls. but the problem is, of course i would love to buy new zealand made clothing, but the cost!!! compared to imported stuff, there is a big difference.
what childrens wear IS made in nz, from nz made fabric? i imagine that a lot of what is made in nz would be using imported fabric. i will be following this news story with interest, as i am already starting to get concerned with the imported food issues. maybe its time to go hippy??? (organic cotton and merino clothing  )------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 6:39pm
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A pity it is soooo expensive to use organic cotton and merino clothing. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 7:15pm
The stories have def made me re-evaluate things. I'm going to be more careful buying toys in the future and I think when the next bub arrives I'll buy some organic cotton and merino to wear while newborn. We have heaps of PP stuff (not that cheap either) and of course that's made in China too!!! And don't get me started on the food from China - it's really getting quite ridicilous to have to check ALL the "made in" labels!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 7:36pm
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What makes it even harder is that if you buy food that says Made in NZ, a lot then also say made with local and imported products, so no idea where it came from. And clothing may be made here but fabric from elsewhere. I guess if you buy merino you know its from NZ! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 8:36pm
| but then some products are manufactured in NZ and then sent to china for putting together. Makes me wanna join a commune... |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 9:08pm
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Annie - it was House
Liz - I'll join your commune!! I'll make all the kids homemade clothes out of potato sacks and they'll be outcasts at school... so we'll pull them out and homeschool them. YUSSS! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 9:14pm
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yeah, it was house. Good geekin' Nikki. Can I join the commune? I'll make banana cakes and lead the singalongs (and the air guitar practice) ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 7:14am
| who knows the words to "kum ba ya"? |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 8:27am
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me. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 9:02am
Me too! I wanna join your commune too, I can grow the veges. But Nikki, where are the potato sacks from?!  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 9:49am
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Not necessarily - our merino wool is often sent overseas to be made into garments. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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aimeejoy wrote:Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 12:03pm
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True, you just made me think about all the "NZ" brands that get their stuff made overseas... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 7:14pm
| I am seriously considering taking all my warehouse pjs into the store and asking them about the low risk fire warning. my kids only wear warehouse pjs (thanks to nana buying up large), and now I'm realy stressing about them bursting into flame...which is weird cause i'm usually quite blase about things. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 7:30pm
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I don't know what to do about this either I feel like we should be able to trust what is imported (in large) to NZ, but I dunno how the Government (or anyone) could even start to try to regulate that! So much of our day to day stuff has had something to do with China....
I'll teach maths in the commune  ------------- |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 8:07pm
i feel the same way, i feel like i should be taking notice of this wakeup call, but dont know how to do that. do i search for NZ made manufacturers, and ask them if they fabric used is sourced from overseas or made in nz - and pay the increased price for those items, or do i suck it up and wash wash wash the clothes and pretend it is enough. life certainly just got a bit harder for the ecologically aware average joe! ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old
and Jordis - 1 year old
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 9:03pm
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I was quite shocked today - I walked around the Warehouse and couldnt find a single thing (towels, sheets, blankets, clothes, underwear etc) that WASNT made in China. Then popped into the baby factory and a similar thing there - all the merino woolen singlets were made in China too. Fundamentally I am opposed to buying products that are potentially unsafe and I have always had a "thing" about buying chinese made products (am a BIG advocate of basic human rights!!!) - but realised sometime ago that unless I win lotto then I dont have an awful lot of choice. I just cant seem to find a cost effective way to buy kiwi-made when chinese made products are so much cheaper and more accessable. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 9:38pm
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China is copping a bit of a bad wrap at the moment, you can't play with their toys, wear their clothes or fly their airplanes LOL! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 21 August 2007 at 10:15pm
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yep simsam it is a real dilemma...
i brought towels the other day from briscoes...i think i got the only ones not made in china...they were the nicest too luckily. and am going to make sure i only buy non made in china peanut butter... |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 3:11pm
Mokopuna Merino is 100% NZ made from NZ products  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 3:19pm
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The Mokopuna clothes are beautiful, but not sure many of us can afford to spend $50 on a pair of pants! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 3:45pm
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I know, that's what sucks. That you have to pay more for safety.
Altho the Mokopuna stuff is reaaaally cute, my girls have the little wrap dresses and leggings
Oh and I told a slight fib, it's not NZ made, they manufacture the garments in China but the fabric is NZ made and they have the PH levels of everything checked to make sure they are within safe ranges. I had to go back and read their press release to clarify. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 10:14pm
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I just got this email from Just Kids - interesting, I hope the rest of the baby/kids stores do something similar. Awesome to see they had their stuff for this season tested, although I'd be interested to see whether they do it every season from now on, or just while it's a hot media topic.
Formaldehyde Update Following our website release last month, Just Kids is able to report that formaldehyde testing has now been completed on the entire Summer Launch range of Just Kids’ clothing. As a basic background, formaldehyde may be found in either bound or free states in fabrics. The free form of formaldehyde is considered to be potentially harmful. The “textile method” test ascertains the amount of free formaldehyde in fabric, and is used internationally. Testing of the entire Summer Launch range of Just Kids’ clothing was carried out independently using the “textile method” of testing. All tests confirmed that Just Kids clothing does not contain any traceable levels of free formaldehyde. These results reaffirm that the approach we are taking to ensure our customers receive quality clothing is working. The outcome of these tests will give you, as our customers, a sense of reassurance and security when purchasing clothing for your children. We see these tests as a very positive initiative and pledge to continue our longstanding commitment to the matter of safety standards in children’s clothing. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 07 September 2007 at 7:49am
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I'm on the fence with the clothing issue.. I don't want to freak out otherwise Ella will be going naked for a while I was born in the 80's, which is when all the Made in China products started appearing.. so I've grown up with clothes made exclusively in China (with the odd knitted jumper from Grandma ) so who knows what kind of chemicals were in my clothes?!?!
It's hard to know whether the standards in China have been slipping, or if they've always been this way - and the big companies are just pretending that they didn't know because the media has got ahold of this news. Maybe the standards have always been low, and no one wants to admit it. Either way, I'm glad the news has become public knowledge and something might change. btw, I am buying peanut butter made in Australia and tomatoes (the only ones I could find!) that are made from local ingredients and made in Italy! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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