Caution: Your Child’s Clothing May Harm Her

Jamie Ervin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:31:46 +0000

This is a warning sign. We see them often. When this sign enters my line of vision I know to slow down, be careful, and exercise CAUTION.

I am beginning to think children’s clothing needs a bright, yellow, caution sign.

It is no longer enough to look for small items that may separate and pose a choke hazard, pesticides in cotton and the use of flame retardants that may be harmful to my child’s health. Now I also have to worry about tagless stamps found in the clothing.

My children were THRILLED when clothes began arriving sans tag. I was constantly in search of scissors to remove offending tags. With that irritant gone, we see the arrival of chemical burns from the imprint tags which replaced traditional hang-tags. This worries me greatly because those imprints are often on the clothes which lay directly against our young ones tender skin. They are found on onesies, pajamas, t-shirts & underwear.

What is causing these skin reactions?

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Caution: Your Child’s Clothing May Harm Her