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Report from Anima (Denmark) on chemicals in fur
On
February 5, Danish Animal Liberation group Anima published a report
on chemicals in fur. The report attacks the fur industry for
introducing too high levels of chemicals in fur garments. In
addition, Anima connects the attack to children’s wear seeking to
blame the fur industry for causing cancer to children. Overall, the
report is incredibly biased and unjust. Hereunder are our rejections
of Anima’s claims:
- The fur
industry is attacked for not publishing the chemicals used in the
dressing and dyeing process. This is a false claim as the REACH
regulation requires such information to be available upon consumer
request in the shop where the item is bought, not for example on a
label. Notice that this information could be used by animal
liberation groups to coordinate an action where they inquire for
such information amongst European furriers which could be a
logistical disaster. - Anima claims
that Chinese fur products do not have rules concerning chemicals and
thus (Danish) consumers are very exposed to dangerous chemicals. The
misinterpretation in this statement lies in the fact that REACH also
applies to imported products. - Anima refers
to similar ‘independent’ tests initiated by Italian animal
liberation group LAV, who earlier has claimed that fur garments for
children produced by the companies D&G, Blumarine and Woolrich
contain too high levels of Chromium VI and formaldehyde. Both
companies have rejected these claims as false. - Anima does
not offer any insight into the actual test results and test methods
whatsoever. - REACH
(Registration,
Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
is a comprehensive EU
legislation that addresses the production and use of chemical
substances and their potential impact on human health and the
environment.Relevant
communication points
- REACH covers
both products processed in Europe and imported products manufactured
elsewhere. Chinese manufactured products do not provide greater risk
of chemical exposure. - Basically
all textiles undergo chemical processing. There is no reason to
assume that fur garments are more unhealthy than textiles like
towels, bed linens or rain coats.
- The
EU/RAPEX is doing tests of all products on the market for
compliances with REACH– we urge people to report non-compliance to
the authorities. - The European
fur sector has no recording of violating the REACH regulations. In
the before mentioned Italian case, the companies in question were
acquitted from the claims by the authorities.
For further
information contact Mette Lykke Nielsen +3 4714 20201
