VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, [3] ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 01:01:22 08/31/01 Fri
Author: Channel NewsFLASH™ 98S16
Subject: Chemical scare prompts Levi's to recall jeans

BRUSSELS - Levi's has recalled tens of thousands of pairs of jeans in Europe after finding that the chemicals used in their manufacture could cause skin and respiratory problems.

The United States denim maker announced the recall of a new model, called 'Glossy Finish', on Tuesday.


The decision affects the whole of western Europe, Scandinavia and Turkey, said a spokesman for Levi's European headquarters in Brussels.

It came after two employees involved in making the jeans complained of skin irritation and breathing problems, she said.

She did not elaborate on their condition.

Laboratory tests also showed that subjecting the jeans to high temperatures, such as ironing them, could release vapours that caused breathing problems, the spokesman added.

She stressed that the company had so far received no complaints from customers.

A total of 105,000 'Glossy Finish' jeans were distributed to shops this month.

However, the company said it did not know how many pairs had been sold so far.

While the jeans were being removed from shelves, the company was setting up a telephone line to handle customer queries and to organise reimbursements, the spokesman said. --AFP

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]
[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT+8
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.