formaldehyde in counterfeit shipment

[harrypothead]

read last week that a shipment of jeans from china was stopped at amsterdam and another one from the same source was stopped at new jersey. the shipments contained fake r&r, evisu, bbc, neighborhood, dsquared and other brands and they were all contaminated with formaldehyde!

[done-diesel]

i saw that as well. that stuff is deadly.

[xzibit]

what is formaldehyde and how is it deadly?

[Wasted]

Occupational exposure to formaldehyde by inhalation is mainly from three types of sources: thermal or chemical decomposition of formaldehyde-based resins, formaldehyde emission from aqueous solutions (for example, embalming fluids), and the production of formaldehyde resulting from the combustion of a variety of organic compounds (for example, exhaust gases). Formaldehyde can be toxic, allergenic, and carcinogenic.[7] Because formaldehyde resins are used in many construction materials, formaldehyde is one of the more common indoor air pollutants.[citation needed] At concentrations above 0.1 ppm in air, formaldehyde can irritate the eyes and mucous membranes, resulting in watery eyes. If inhaled, formaldehyde at this concentration may cause headaches, a burning sensation in the throat, and difficulty breathing, as well as triggering or aggravating asthma symptoms.[8] Formaldehyde is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which provides sufficient evidence that formaldehyde causes nasopharyngeal cancer in humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.[9] The United States Environmental Protection Agency USEPA allows no more than 0.016 ppm formaldehyde in the air in new buildings constructed for that agency[10] Formaldehyde can cause allergies, and is part of the standard patch test series. People with formaldehyde allergy are advised to avoid formaldehyde-releasing chemicals as well (e.g. Quaternium-15, imidazolidinyl urea, and diazolidinyl urea).[11] Formaldehyde has been banned in cosmetics in both Sweden and Japan.

[CD]

Wasn't there something where it was given to pregnant women (not sure in what form - maybe in 'drugs' to help during the pregnancy??) which lead to LOADS of deformed & disabled babies (missing limbs, irregular limbs etc)?
Maybe I'm getting confused with something else but I'm pretty certain it was this. Anyone know about this or have I imagined it?

[Candleguy]

that is thalidomide CD..nasty stuff used in the 50's

[CD]

Originally Posted by CD

Wasn't there something where it was given to pregnant women (not sure in what form - maybe in 'drugs' to help during the pregnancy??) which lead to LOADS of deformed & disabled babies (missing limbs, irregular limbs etc)?
Maybe I'm getting confused with something else but I'm pretty certain it was this. Anyone know about this or have I imagined it?

Just did a quick search for 'deformed babies' and I was getting confussed!
Thalidomide is what was causing the problems NOT formaldehyde as I thought. Sound kind of similar(ish?)!!

[CD]

Originally Posted by Candleguy

that is thalidomide CD..nasty stuff used in the 50's

Must have wrote as you posted! Thanks for pointing it out anyway!

[Candleguy]

Haha no problem mate , good old GCSE science there .

[insomniax]

formaldehyde is what that dozzy artist and attention seeker used to display 2 halves of a cow.