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Formaldehyde contained in textile products

Last Updated March 8, 2019

This is the site of Health Sanitation Division, Health and Safety Department, Yokohama City Public Health Center. Provides information about the hygiene of household goods.

About formaldehyde

Illustration of health hazards caused by textile products

Some clothing are processed using chemical substances to prevent wrinkles and shrinkage. Formaldehyde (formalin) may be detected in certain types of processing agents commonly used for these.
Formaldehyde is a highly stimulating substance that can cause allergies.
Contact with a textile product with a high concentration of formaldehyde may cause skin disorders such as a rash or allergies.

The baby's skin is binkan.

Illustration of washing machine

In the case of babies, the skin is more sensitive than adults, and licks clothes, so they may enter the body through the mouth.
For this reason, the standards for infant textiles under two years of age are stricter than other textiles.
Formaldehyde is easily soluble in water, so wash your baby's clothing should be washed (washed).
In addition, formaldehyde is easily adsorbed by clothing.
Formaldehyde is contained in plywood adhesives such as furniture and cigarette smoke, so be careful of storing clothing and ventilation in the room.

Illustration

Do you wear clothes?

Today's clothing uses many kinds of chemical substances for processing, such as the phrase "to make clothes too much."
Recently, the number of cases of dermatitis due to formaldehyde has decreased, but allergies due to some kind of anti-caving agents and dyes have been found.
If you feel any abnormality, consult a specialist or your ward Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division as soon as possible.

For inquiries to this page

Medical Care Bureau Health and Safety Department Health Sanitation Division

Phone: 045-671-2456

Phone: 045-671-2456

Fax: 045-641-6074

Email address: ir-seikatsueisei@city.yokohama.jp

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