看到有个妈妈询问学生鞋的帖子。正好想起这篇报道。顺便贴到这里。学生鞋天天穿的。关爱宝贝的脚，看来爸爸妈妈要特别注意学生鞋的质量呢。
http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/toxic-chemical-found-in-school-shoes-20120519-1yxik.html
DMF ... dermatitis 23 days after wearing the shoes containing dimethyl fumarate.
A toxic chemical banned in Europe because it can cause burns, rashes and respiratory troubles has been found in imported children's school shoes sold by major retailers. Tests undertaken three months ago by the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries revealed 25 per cent of the shoes it bought and tested contained the toxic chemical DMF (dimethyl fumarate).
The tests follow a report by the council two years ago, which showed batches of children's school, sports and casual shoes contained numerous harmful chemicals, also banned in other countries.
Despite the results - and the same shoes being sent earlier this year to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which is responsible for product safety - no action has been taken.
''We have taken it to the product safety authority and tried to raise awareness over the past few years, but nothing has been done,'' said the textile council's senior adviser, Andreas Schimkus.
DMF is used as an anti-mould agent in leather goods such as shoes, handbags, clothing and furniture. It is contained in sachets in shoe boxes, often imported from China. Currently there is no restriction on importing DMF in Australia, despite warnings issued in other countries that exposure to the chemical has been blamed for health problems including serious burns, dermatitis, and respiratory trouble. The harmful effects came to international public attention in 2008 when the BBC Watchdog program and a British newspaper ran investigative stories revealing numerous cases of hard-to-treat blisters and burns after they had come into contact with DMF sachets placed inside imported Chinese sofas. Victims included a baby from Leeds, Charlie Mather.
It was discovered that the body heat generated when coming into contact with sofas started a chemical reaction with the DMF, resulting in rashes and burns - some so bad they looked like cigarette burns.
The revelations caused the recall of thousands of sofas and other products and resulted in numerous product liability claims across Britain. The European Commission banned imported products with DMF in 2009, and shoes containing DMF were recalled from France, Spain, Poland and Finland.
A spokesman for the Competition and Consumer Commission said it had not received reports of an injury trend or pattern consistent with DMF exposure for textile, clothing or footwear products. ''However, given overseas action, the ACCC approached the textile council to work collaboratively on a proactive testing program in this area,'' he said.
For legal reasons, the council has not named brands using DMF or retailers selling it. But it has warned there is no monitoring of chemical levels in imported products. Mr Schimkus said it was not just confined to the school shoes.
''Textiles, clothing and products including shoes are not subject to any investigation,'' he said.
The National Toxics Network, an advisory group on chemicals, has also called for an ''immediate investigation'' to identify all products in Australia which may contain DMF.
A senior adviser for the network, Mariann Lloyd-Smith, a scientist specialising in chemicals, said Australia was at risk of becoming a dumping ground for contaminated products. ''We are seen as an easy target,'' Dr Lloyd-Smith said. ''Products are sent here because they know they can get away with it.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/toxic-chemical-found-in-school-shoes-20120519-1yxik.html#ixzz27IthAyZ0
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这么恐怖？！
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这么恐怖 中国也不会买到这样的，再不济也会买巴布豆，便宜但舒适
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恐怖
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我在淘宝上买了几件衣服，怕质量不好还特意买贵一些的，收到货以后，发现看起来衣服的质量不错，也很漂亮，但穿一会就觉得眼睛和喉咙不舒服，还有些头晕。后来洗衣机洗了很多遍，干了以后就一直挂在外面凉着，已经一年过去了，那些衣服还是那样，没有异味，却还会让人不舒服，只能扔掉了。不知道这些衣服里用了什么东西，现在买衣服不敢在网上买那些不知道什么牌子的了。
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天呀，可怜了这双脚。
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国内不是也报过，各类儿童服装，包括好多高档品牌，都检查发现甲醛之类的超标。
反正穿之前多洗洗总是要的。
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看看真可怕，给孩子买鞋现在都战战兢兢的。到底怎么才能防止买到含有这种DMF的鞋呢?
国内带来的鞋子还能不能穿？
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买品牌的，口碑好的鞋子绝对不会有问题。我家孩子的鞋子都是从国内买的。价格不比在澳洲买便宜。但是质量绝对上一个档次。
现在国内有很多专门的童装童鞋皮品牌。我试过几个，质量都很棒。
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可怜
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吓人
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染料有问题
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照片太吓人了
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