"How can '100% cotton' clothes generate static electricity when worn? Upon inspection, it was found that these uniforms contained no cotton at all." Recently, law enforcement officers from the Shijiazhuang Quality Supervision Bureau, acting on a consumer tip-off, uncovered over 500 counterfeit and substandard suits.
Not long ago, a woman in the provincial capital purchased three garments for herself and her family at an ITAT workwear specialty store near the intersection of Zhaiying Street and Ta South Road. One of the items, a women's knitted top, was labeled as "100% cotton." However, after wearing it, the lady felt very uncomfortable: it generated static electricity and caused irritation. Moreover, the garment also pilled. Another men's pant from the same store was marked as "35% cotton," but it exhibited severe static electricity issues. The customer raised her concerns with the seller, only to be met with adamant claims from the salesperson that the labeling was correct.
To verify the claims, the lady sent the three garments to the municipal Quality Supervision Bureau's Fiber Inspection Institute to test their cotton content. The results showed that none of the workwear contained any cotton. Yesterday, law enforcement personnel from the Shijiazhuang Quality Supervision Bureau visited the ITAT clothing specialty store near the intersection of Zhaiying Street and Ta South Road, seizing 390 women's tops labeled as "100% cotton" and 119 men's pants labeled as "35% cotton," which were then sealed and stored off-site. Preliminary estimates suggest that the value of these garments exceeds 20,000 yuan.
Quality supervision officials confirmed that the clothes purchased by the consumer were indeed counterfeit and substandard products. According to relevant regulations, the nearly 200-yuan testing fee will be borne by the distributor.
The quality supervision bureau reminds consumers to be cautious while shopping during the Spring Festival season. If you suspect purchasing counterfeit or substandard goods, don't hesitate to send them for inspection. Should the product be found defective, the testing fees will be covered by the distributor or manufacturer, sparing the customer any costs.
(Note: The last part mentions the challenges faced by China’s workwear manufacturing industry moving forward, sourced from a Beijing garment factory.)