Nudie recalls jeans
Hmm, a more serious blog post than usual this time. The Swedish Agency for the Control of Chemicals has found that many jeans sold in Sweden contain high levels of toxic substances. Most of the news articles I’ve found about this are in either Swedish or Norwegian, but I found a short summary in English on Radio Sweden’s website.
The brand insprectors detected the anti-mould chemical dimethylfumarate, DMF, exceeding the legal limit by 500 percent. The chemical is an allergenic and can cause eczema. According to NRK (article is in Norwegian) the agency found the chemical in jeans models by the following brands: Nudie, Lee and Wrangler. Nudie has issued a press release about this announcing that they’re recalling the jeans from the market. The model they found the chemical in is called Average Joe Clean Blue. The company urges anyone who has any questions about this to direct them to info@nudiejeans.com – however, no statements from Wrangler or Lee, as of yet
Last year, Swedish underwear label Björn Borg experienced a similar situation when tests showed that some of their underwear models contained high levels of the chemical nonylphenolethoxylate. Both nonylphenolethoxylate and dimethylfumarat are now banned by the EU.
Sad to see this happen to a brand I really like, but glad to see they’re acting responsibly!
Photosource: Nudie Jeans
