Comments on: Tagless labels and latex allergies

By: Hellen

Hellen — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:03:27 +0000

The rash is really horrible .Carter’s caused the same allergic problem several years ago.the main reason for causing the rash on the skin is that the organic solvent still remains on the clothes.

these tagless label manufacturers use organic-solvent chemical materials ,such as PVC,phthalate, etc. although these organic-soluble materials can meet certain safety standard ,the remain of the harmful elements is unavoidable .

However , water-soluble material can be cleaned by water .its environmental effect can not be achieved by those organic-soluble material.in January 2009, Avery Dennison group began to adopt this water-soluble material .

in fact,there are still many organic -solvent tagless labels on the current market. the main defect of these tagless labels is that it has semitransparent glue edge around the label .the glue is not latex but adhesive .

if others want to buy tagless clothes ,please pay special attention to it .

you can also look at the news about Carter’s at the following link :

http://www.tagless.hk/en/info_detail.asp?id=5

hope it will help everyone a lot.

By: Lisa Bloodgood

Lisa Bloodgood — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:50:03 +0000

Poor baby! I’ve recently dealt with an outbreak of eczema, which I never had before, so I know how she feels!

It sucks there are so many allergic reactions to things. One reason is toxic carpet outgassing–people have carpet put in and since they’re exposed to the chemicals for so much time every day, they feel worse and worse. Then when they are exposed to other things in other places, they have more reactions. Sometimes removing the carpet and being careful where you go doesn’t “cure” you. Another reason is that so many foods and other agricultural products have so many additives and crud in them. And we keep eating them, building up more chemicals that way.

By: Hellen Liu

Hellen Liu — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:16:45 +0000

almost all the tagless labels are made of chemicals.that’s the fact.the key point is the percentage of chemical element it contains,the more it is ,the harmful will be .if PVC and latex are not excluded , it’s easy to cause allergy for human skin. that’s why it cause rashes and latex allergies.

tagless label is a fashion trend .if we want to use tagless labels in the future,it’s important to choose no glue-edge and water-soluble heat transfer labels.if the material adopt water-soluble one ,and can bear certain washing test ,that will be better .

for more details ,contact me visa email :sales@tagless.hk

By: Natalie Hennekam

Natalie Hennekam — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:50:35 +0000

Oh that poor child.
Just goes to show how important it is to really do your homework on these things.
I agree that banning these sorts of labels is not the solution. However it is a bizarre situation where we are required by law to have content labels so people can make informed decisions about what they are putting on their bodies (as we should be); yet there is no requirement to disclose what the tag itself is made of.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:15:25 +0000

There are other options to the latex/acrylic based tagless label. A digital or pad printer could be considered. The ink is water soluble, permanent when heat set. Of course, it has a chemical makeup as well, so I am guessing there would be a small percentage that could have an allergic reaction. The cost…depending on quantity, should compare to that of a woven label (dependent upon quality) or less.

There are many upsides to the digital application…One being that for the most part it does not change the surface of the fabric…no rough edges or raised surfaces to irritate the skin.

My 2 cents.

By: cdbehrle

cdbehrle — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:43:07 +0000

That rash is horrible, but what’s mind boggling to me is that CPSA seems so bizarrely bogged down in issues that would seem to translate to almost impossible hazards (beyond choking in the case of the bicycle tire valve- lead certainly should not be the issue there) They have completely lost sight of practical reality it seems. You would hope that someone at CPSA would realize that you can’t protect everybody from everything (Nor should you). But you could take steps to protect them from what they would not otherwise even consider – like allergies from iron on labels, by enforcing at least warning that such allergies are known to exist and can be set off by some of these lables.
Lead in the balls of an ink pen? Please, any responsible parent would have that ink pen out of a kids mouth well before the kid could ingest one, let alone enough of them to cause lead poisoning. Where is the common sense here?

By: Alessandra Gutierrez

Alessandra Gutierrez — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:18:45 +0000

Wow- poor baby!!! It would be so much easier if we could just put the info on the hang tag. I’m dealing with this issue right now about the type of label to use. Thanks for the article.
-Alessandra

By: Kathleen Fasanella

Kathleen Fasanella — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:16:42 +0000

I agree with others who said the tagless labels shouldn’t be banned even though some people are allergic to latex. A lot of people are allergic to peanuts (ad infinitum) but we don’t ban those. Rather, ingredients lists must include peanuts if any portion of the product or by product is included. Perhaps one could include a cautionary note on the hang tag for people sensitive to latex.

I hate sew in labels personally and cut them out before I ever put the garment on. Any label feels like a scapel or razor blade skimming my upper back or neck. I also have a sensitivity to latex but nothing like Esther’s niece. It isn’t pronounced enough that I would not buy a product with a latex label. Either way, it makes no difference to me really. If the manufacturer would prefer their information is retained in the garment then tagless it should be. Whatever form of tagless, there’s several kinds including direct screen printing.

Any idea what percentage of people this might affect?

I just googled it.

By: Reid

Reid — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:03:05 +0000

Any idea what percentage of people this might affect? I developing a number of base-layer programs for outdoor and athletic uses, and in that circumstance, It would need to be a significant percentage of people affected (i.e. at least 5%) for me to consider making the change. The presence of a woven label would generally be perceived as a spot for chaffing in activewear applications.

Reid

By: Barb Taylorr

Barb Taylorr — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:43:22 +0000

Jan,
Many restaurants still use latex. My friend always has to check before she can set foot in the door.