Why do sweaters now generally contain no wool?

In winter, sweaters and cashmere sweaters become hot items in major shopping malls. Careful citizens will find that the content of ingredients will be marked on clothes, but few people question the content. Recently, the Municipal Consumer Protection Committee randomly purchased 30 samples from 12 shopping malls, supermarkets and wholesale markets for testing, including cashmere sweaters 10 and 20 sweaters, with prices ranging from 99 yuan to 1480 yuan. After testing by the Municipal Textile Fiber Inspection Institute, 17 pieces were unqualified, and the fiber content of 16 pieces was inconsistent with the tag.

16 The fiber content of the sweater was marked incorrectly.

In view of the current consumption hotspots, from June 10 to June10 this year, Qingdao Consumer Protection Committee conducted a comparative test on cashmere and sweaters. They will hand over the test results to the relevant law enforcement agencies. In addition, we only guarantee that the test samples are qualified. If the clothes purchased by consumers are the same as the 17 clothes they have tested, it is not feasible to use this test report when defending rights, and they have to be tested again.

65438+ 10 to 165438+ 10, the staff of Qingdao Consumer Protection Committee were ordinary consumers. From Qingdao Wang Yong Dongtai Commercial Co., Ltd., Qingdao Runtai Commercial Co., Ltd. (Shinan RT Mart Shopping Mall), Qingdao First Parkson Co., Ltd., Qingdao Weekly Group Laoshan Department Store Co., Ltd., Qingdao Likelai Group Co., Ltd. Shopping Center, Qingdao Lida Shopping Center Co., Ltd., Qingdao Jia Jiayuan Group Co., Ltd. Development Zone Shopping Center, jimo city Clothing Wholesale Market, Qingdao Baishunfu Wangjia Clothing Mall (Jiaozhou) and other 12 shopping malls, In supermarkets and clothing wholesale markets, 30 samples were randomly purchased, and the Municipal Consumer Protection Committee took the 30 samples to Qingdao Textile Fiber Inspection Institute and entrusted the inspection institute to conduct comparative tests. "Finally, more than half of the samples were found to be fraudulent in fiber content."

Zhang, a staff member of the Municipal Textile Fiber Inspection Institute, told the reporter, "According to the provisions of textile professional standards, cashmere sweaters are products woven from cashmere yarns. The standard of pure cashmere products is that the cashmere content is above 95%; Sweaters are products woven from wool yarns, and the raw material is wool. " In the inspection of this index, the measured fiber content of 16 samples is inconsistent with the label. One of the Yili cashmere sweaters, model 2W 12358, which was bought in aeon supermarket and produced by Shanghai Yizhi Clothing Co., Ltd., showed that the cashmere content was greater than or equal to 95%, but the actual test result was only 13.7% cashmere. Another mall sells LTWFRANE brand T-shirts, model L 1702, produced by Shanghai Zhong Zhen Clothing Co., Ltd., and the price is 698 yuan. The wool content marked on its products is about 82%, but in fact the wool content is only 48.4%.

Three samples have nothing to do with wool and cashmere.

The reporter learned that there are three samples marked with cashmere or wool, but actually they do not contain any wool or cashmere. For example, the manufacturer is Shanghai Qiunu Clothing Co., Ltd., and the brand is "Hanzi". Price 2 18 yuan. The marked superfine wool content is 8 1.8 5, and the cashmere content is 18.2 5. The actual test shows that the content of wool and cashmere is zero, and the main components are acrylic fiber and viscose fiber.

In addition to testing the fiber content, the identification of the sample is also unqualified. Zhang introduced: "Product identification means that the manufacturer clearly indicates the correct information of the product and the safe use instructions of the product to consumers, which is used to identify the product and its quality, reflect the product characteristics, and reflect the particularity and use of the product." In the inspection of this index, the labels of 6 samples are not standard.

In addition, it was found that one sample was unqualified in color fastness and easy to fade. "Among the 30 samples in this comparative test, the color fastness of the women's sweater with the number of 87 19 produced by Zhejiang Huangyanjun Dali Garment Co., Ltd. does not meet the requirements of the national standard, and it is easy to fade and dye. In addition, it is worth noting that the formaldehyde content of sweaters is generally no problem. The test results of formaldehyde content and other indicators such as decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes of 30 samples purchased in this comparative test are in line with national standards. "

The quality of the product is not directly proportional to the price.

"Through this comparative test, we found that the quality and price of products are not directly proportional. People who buy sweaters blindly pursue high prices may not be able to buy the best quality products. " Tian Lei, secretary-general of the Municipal Consumer Protection Committee, told the reporter that among the unqualified samples in this commodity comparison test, the cashmere sweater has the lowest 380 yuan and the highest 680 yuan; The lowest price of each sweater is 158 yuan, and the highest price is 698 yuan. Among the qualified samples, the cashmere sweater has a minimum of 448 yuan and a maximum of 1480 yuan; The minimum price of each sweater is 708 yuan in 99 yuan. "In general, almost every price has cheap samples. Two samples are in the upper-middle grade among all the collected samples, but there is a phenomenon that the component content does not match the label. For example, the ILLI cashmere sweater of 680 yuan produced by Shanghai Yizhi Clothing Co., Ltd. and the LTWFRANE T-shirt of 698 yuan produced by Shanghai Zhong Zhen Clothing Co., Ltd. are not low in price, but they are blacklisted because of unqualified fiber content. "

The fiber content of 16 sweater is unqualified in this test. Three samples were labeled as containing wool or cashmere, which was actually not related to "wool cashmere". The inspector expressed his opinion on the problem of incorrect labeling of fiber content: "These manufacturers may have raised relatively expensive components in order to increase product prices and increase sales. For example, pure cashmere sweaters are likely to be mixed with relatively cheap wool components, which reduces the cost. "

Generally, few citizens will take sweaters to the inspection because there is a charge, and most people choose to believe the attached labels, such as fiber content, when buying clothes, and few people will question them. A quality inspector told reporters: "In fact, we are buying sweaters ourselves, not going to the mall. Let's inquire about the processing factory first, and then go to the factory to buy sweaters. This factory sells by the pound. Like what style do you like? After the factory is completed, the finished product is weighed. The price of a pound of cashmere sweater is around 600 yuan, which is very affordable and very reassuring. "

Combustion experiment: pure wool and cashmere quilt were burned into powder.

65438+Feb 19 Under the guidance of Zhang, a staff member of Qingdao Textile Fiber Inspection Institute, the reporter conducted combustion experiments on various sweaters by combustion method. Among them, when burning pure woolen sweater, the burning part melts into a black ball, accompanied by the smell of burning hair, and the ball will become powder when pinched by hand. When burning pure cashmere sweaters, the situation is similar. Zhang explained: "wool and cashmere belong to animal fibers, so the reaction after burning is similar, but if you want to distinguish wool from cashmere, you still need to use special instruments." It is indistinguishable by burning. After all, cashmere is much more expensive than wool. "

When burning a sweater containing chemical fiber, different situations will occur. After the flame appears, it is not easy to extinguish, and the burning part will burn into a hard knot, which has a strong unpleasant smell and cannot be crushed by hand. "The general public can't find a place to burn newly bought clothes. Our own clothes are usually under our arms. There may be some scraps that can be cut off and then burned for identification. "

In addition to distinguishing pure cashmere products, cashmere wool products and chemical fiber products by combustion method, citizens should also pay attention to the signs, the product quality certificate and the ingredient content when buying. According to the national standard, the standard of pure cashmere products is that the cashmere content is above 95%; Cashmere products with cashmere content above 30% and cashmere products with cashmere content below 30% cannot be called cashmere products. "In addition, you have to look at the feel when you buy it. From the texture point of view, the pure sweater is soft and plump, elastic, feels good and keeps warm; Sweaters with high chemical fiber content have poor texture, feel and warmth retention. Cashmere fabrics are characterized by warm hands, while chemical fiber fabrics are cold. Cashmere products are very light, while chemical fiber products are much heavier. "

If citizens buy any unqualified sweaters in this test and want to return them, they need to take the sweaters they bought to Qingdao Textile Fiber Testing Institute for testing at their own expense. If the sweater is unqualified, the inspection fee will be paid by the sweater manufacturer, and they can claim twice as much. If the quality of the sweater meets the standard, the public will bear the cost of testing.