The reporter learned from the official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation that the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a product recall announcement on November 19. The announcement shows that recently, Gap (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd. submitted a recall plan to the State Administration for Market Regulation to recall some imported infant T-shirts. The product model involved in this recall is 293309, navy blue, with specifications of 100 cm and below, production date from January to May 2018, and country of origin is Vietnam. According to the company’s statistics, the number of affected products in mainland China totals 2,749.
The infant T-shirts within the scope of this recall mainly have the following problems : The content of diisononyl phthalate in the chest print exceeds the standard. If ingested for a long time, it may cause potential risks to human health.
This is not the first time that Gap has attracted attention due to unqualified children’s clothing sampling inspections. Nandu previously reported that in 2018, a batch of GAP boys’ jeans samples commissioned by the company to produce “130/59 qualified products” were notified by the Shenzhen Municipal Administration for Market Regulation due to unqualified pH values.
In addition, the safety risk information of imported industrial products in July 2018 released by the General Administration of Customs showed that a total of 570 pieces of children’s clothing belonging to the company were destroyed by the importer, including baby hoodies, girls’ underwear, and baby clothes. For vests, cotton woven baby dresses, etc., safety risk information includes unqualified pH value, unqualified color fastness to dry rubbing, unqualified color fastness to saliva, and the risk of skin damage, etc.
According to the State Administration for Market Regulation, for products within the scope of the recall, Gap (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd. will issue a recall notice in its corresponding stores in the near future and provide return and refund services.
For products within the scope of the recall, Gap (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd. will issue a recall notice in its corresponding stores in the near future and provide return and refund services. Consumers can call the recall service hotline 021-60934300 for relevant consultation. In addition, consumers can report problems during the implementation of the recall activity or submit clues about defects in imported consumer products by logging into the website of the Industrial and Consumer Goods Risk Assessment Center (racicp) of the State Administration for Market Regulation or calling 010-53897456.
Picture source: Photo by reporter Zhang Xiaoqing
The reporter contacted Gap (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd. The company and customer service said that the official store has not received the reported information for the time being and needs further verification. Afterwards, the other party told reporters that the product was no longer available on the official website.
The reporter learned from Tianyancha that Gap (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd. was established on June 10, 2010, with a registered capital of US$102 million. Its main business scope is clothing, Clothing, shoes and hats, perfume, cosmetics, knitwear, bags, home decorations, accessories, toys, children’s products, baby strollers, daily necessities, stationery, tableware, household cleaning products, furniture, pet products, sunglasses, watches, sporting goods Retail, wholesale, commission agency (except auction), import and export, outsourced production and related supporting services. At the same time, according to information, it is also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American GAP company in China. </p
