Adidas, Nike And Puma Launched Sports Shoes With Toxic Chemicals Detected.

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< p > according to the latest news obtained by the Securities Daily reporters in May 19, 2014, Adidas, Nike, Puma, the three largest a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > sports brand < /a > were found to be poisonous and harmful chemicals for sports commodities launched in 2014 Brazil World Cup.

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< p > May 19th, the international environmental protection organization announced its latest test results of the World Cup sports commodities purchased in 16 countries (regions). 81% of the sneakers and 35% of the jerseys were found to contain residual chemicals such as perfluorinated compounds, ortho two formic acid esters, commonly known as plasticizers.

Among them, Adidas's star game hawk (Predator) ball shoes, detected perfluorooctanic acid up to 15 times the highest standard.

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< p > "these jerseys and < a href=" http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp "> shoes > /a > are mostly tailored for football stars, as well as customized equipment for the world cup national team. However, the test results show that there are serious toxic residues in the famous sports brands including Adidas.

The international environmental group insiders said, "athletes wear such jerseys and sneakers to compete in the green field, which is contrary to the idea of environmental protection in the Brazil World Cup."

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During the period from March to May this year, the environmental protection organization purchased stores, including Adidas, Nike and Puma's 33 items, including football shoes, jerseys, goalkeepers gloves and official balls, in stores in 16 stores (including China, Korea and the United Kingdom) and brand authorized stores, and sent them to qualified third independent laboratories for analysis and testing.

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< p > test results showed that all the products of three companies had different levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE) and phthalate two formate (Phthalates) and other toxic and hazardous substances residues.

Among them, more than 2/3 of football shoes and more than half of the goalkeeper gloves were detected perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

Nike's Tiempo shoes were found to contain 5.93ug/ M2 perfluorooctanoic acid, and Adidas's Predator goalkeeper gloves were also detected more than the limit of perfluorooctanoic acid prescribed by their company.

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< p > < < a href= > http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp > > Adidas < /a > its own company policy stipulates that the content of perfluorooctanoic acid in products should not exceed 1 g/m2.

However, in the test samples, Adidas's star product Predator shoes exceeded the standard of nearly 15 times.

According to experts, such a high detection rate and excessive rate, indicating that these world-renowned brands in the production process, still use a large number of chemicals containing perfluorinated compounds and other toxic substances.

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< p > perfluorinated compounds are usually used in waterproofing and antifouling coatings on textiles. They are very difficult to degrade.

Studies have shown that some perfluorinated compounds, such as perfluorooctanoic acid, have bioaccumulation, which can accumulate in the human body through food chains, interfere with the endocrine system, damage reproductive organs, and may lead to reduced sperm count and infertility.

The detected perfluorooctanoic acid has been listed as a highly concerned substance by European Union regulations. Animal experiments have proved that perfluorooctanoic acid has carcinogenic risk.

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< p > "at present, some countries and regions have put some perfluorinated compounds in the restricted list. For example, the Norway government banned the sale of textiles containing more than 1? G/m2 perfluorooctanoic acid since the beginning of June this year."

According to the environmental protection group insiders, "Adidas and other companies also publicly committed to eliminate toxic and harmful substances in the production process in 2011. Unfortunately, Adidas is far behind the others in terms of action compared with other brands that have made the poison promise."

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< p > Adidas and Nike account for more than 80% of the global market share of football products. China is not only the main overseas production base of these two enterprises, but also the second largest consumer market after the United States.

In 2013 alone, Adidas's annual sales in China exceeded 1 billion 600 million euros.

Nearly half of the samples tested were produced in China.

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< p > "fans and consumers all over the world should not pay for these major sports pollution behaviors."

The environmentalists said that despite previous public commitments, Adidas and Nike still lack effective measures to control toxic and harmful substances.

We will urge Adidas, Nike and other sports brands to publish information about their suppliers' toxic and hazardous substances as soon as possible, formulate detailed timetables and eliminate perfluorinated compounds with specific rules, so as to provide truly safe, reliable and environmentally friendly products for the public.

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