Important reminder - more than 60 sock brands have received the 60 day notice from California

Recently, BPA of many brand socks exceeded the standard. According to the U.S. Environmental Health Center (CEH), about 60 sock brands, retailers and / or manufacturers received a 60 day notice for suspected bisphenol A (BPA) in the socks they put into the California market. These products were sold in California without a California Proposition 65 warning label containing BPA.

The socks included in the 60 day notice are mainly made of spandex and polyester blended fibers. The size of socks in the notice covers almost the whole range, but most of them are for infants and older children. For BPA, the main exposure routes in sock products are: it is directly absorbed by the skin when wearing socks, and it is ingested through hand-mouth contact after touching or touching socks.

In addition to functional uses, BPA and other related bisphenol compounds can also be used as dye fixatives for polyester and polyamide (nylon) textiles. BPA can also be used in the production of flame retardant and PVC. In addition, it can also be used for the antistatic performance of spandex production.

As there is no settlement or judgment in these cases, there is no reference material limit.

What is BPA?

BPA is a phenolic compound. As an important intermediate, it can be used in the synthesis and production of plasticizers, flame retardants, coatings and surfactants. It is widely used in the packaging of canned food and beverage, the production and manufacture of sealants used in milk bottles, water bottles, dental fillings, spectacles and hundreds of other daily necessities.

As a typical phenolic environmental estrogen, BPA may cause a series of negative health results such as developmental harm, early puberty, changes in reproductive organ development, impairment of immune system function, metabolic disorder and so on.

Many parents may be wary of BPA in products such as baby bottles and straw cups, but they are unaware of the risk of this chemical in textiles.

Since many infants and young children are used to putting their feet into their mouths, BPA can easily enter their bodies in this case.

60 day notice

The 60 day violation notice is a legal document used to inform interested parties (retailers, brands, manufacturers or distributors, etc.) that consumer goods have violated the warning label requirements of California proposal 65. Generally speaking, 60 days' notice of violation will trigger settlement negotiation and reach litigation and settlement agreement.