Dads against formaldehyde in kids' clothes

Hey Sue - thanks for letting us know. great stuff!

-Stef

There's a great online store based in Vancouver, BC - www.mylittlegreenshop.com. They are very careful with all their purchases.

I have no word to say that nice blog.....

Thanks for great comments

This is completely new news for me and something that I did not even consider at all. Thanks you for shedding light on this new perception that I certainly need to be careful of since we have a new baby on the way.

Amina

I refuse to buy anything made in China! I will go to whatever lengths I need to in order to buy things that are not made in that place.
The stuff is total junk and false economy. Not only that, it is taking jobs away from people in our country - it has single-handedly been responsible for factories and businesses closing down resulting in major job losses and is just bad news for everyone.
Sure, it costs me more to buy non-chinese stuff, but I'd sooner pay the extra and know it's not coming from that place.
Everything about the country and its products is bad news!

Hey Dania - many thanks for pointing this out ... we'll check out the site!

-Stef

Hi Stef,
I'm reading these comments about a month after they were posted, but in any case I want to give out the name of a site that specializes in selling organic clothes for babies and toddlers. They also have Japanese clothing that does not contain formaldehyde. Go to: www.bestbabyorganics.com

Their shipping rates are low and occasionally they also send out discount coupons to their subscribers.

I hope this helps.
Dania

HI Stef,
notmadein china is a great idea but you should also check out our directory because there are a ton of products listed that are made locally - especially lovely natural skincare products that won't irrate your baby's skin (like regular products) and of course organic clothing! cheers, Lianne

Hey Lars, Noemi and Lea! Many thanks for your encouraging comments! I think the MADE IN CHINA thing will become a big issue ... even if the stuff wasn't toxic I think some things just shouldn't be made in China. Like try and buy souvenirs anywhere in the world and they are almost certainly made in China. Looks really daft when you buy some present for kids like a Koala Bear fluffy toy from Australia and it says "Made in China" on it????

I have actually registered notmadeinchina.co.nz to see if we can set-up a directory of brands that are certified local producers.

-Stef

Hi Stefan,

we think that Europe / Germany have to face the same trouble with "Made in China". After we saw the news on TV3 (yes, we watch Kiwi-TV :) ) we got concerned for the health of our Lea (1 year old) and started looking more closely to the cloth's labels. Many cloths don't have a label at all (!), especially from discounters, and many other were labeled from China. So we are struggling too to find anything that's NOT made in China.

We feel uneasy about this development, because we can't be sure where cloths really come from. Even a label "Made in EU" does not grant, that the cloths were really made in Europe. There are sneaky ways to declare something was "Made in Europe" with some importing / re-importing tricks.

Furthermore, there has been a similar incident with toys from Mattel and Toys'R'Us. So you can't be sure that the things babies and kids have the most contact with are 100% safe for their health.
We have to see how things will turn out to be...

In the meantime keep up that good work on this page ! :)

Regs
Lars & Noemi with Lea