Carter’s Warning: Tagless Labels in Children’s Clothing Causing Burn-Like Allergic Rashes
October 24th 2008 by Dr.MOZ in Uncategorized
The children’s clothing company Carter’s issued a press release today to advise parents that some children have been suffering allergic reactions (described as burn-like rash by some bloggers) to the heat-transferred ink labels on the inside of their garments. According to today’s release, garments from the
2007 product line that have a raised surface with a solid background (as seen above) seem to be causing the reactions. Customers are asked to stop using any garments thought to cause a rash, and to contact their pediatricians if the rash persists or worsens.
Carter’s claims that the tag-less labels with the stenciled backgrounds are not included in the advisory. Previous and current product lines use stenciled labels, so if you see a solid square like those above in your Carter’s clothing…it’s from the 2007 line known to cause reactions in some children. In addition to the statement on their website, they also make their toll free number 1-888-282-4674 available to those with additional questions.
> Also See: Carter’s Message on Corporate Website, CPSC Press Release Posting, Rash Example on MoreThanWeExpected.com
If your children have experienced allergic reactions from tagless labels found on Carter’s or another brand of clothing, please share your story by leaving a comment. Any information you leave may help other parents protect their children from suffering similar allergic reactions.
Have a great weekend!
Dr.MOZ
October 26th, 2008 at 9:05 am
I’m not surprised to see this. Inks used on T-shirts are full of nasty chemicals, and so is cotton for that matter. Hopefully, water-based inks will be adopted by baby clothes manufacturers in the future.
October 27th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
I hear ya’ Tracy…perhaps we’ll need to adopt a new labeling system modeled after the “ingredients” listed on food. Parents with kids allergic to peanut butter can see exactly what ingredients are used to make a cookie by looking at the box…the same idea might be useful to help parents avoid specific inks and toxic dyes used in clothing.
~ Dr.MOZ