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It’s the kind of deal you don’t want to score while out shopping for your kids – a cute, new shirt that comes with a host of invisible “little monsters” clinging to it. Greenpeace coined this phrase to describe the residual toxic chemicals that poison our children’s new clothing, left over from the manufacturing process. The same chemical levels exist in adult clothing, too, but children are far more vulnerable to their adverse effects on human reproduction, hormonal and immune systems. When these clothes are washed, the chemical run-off also contaminates the water supply.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/toxic-chemicals-in-popular-childrens-clothing-brands.html#ixzz2uFA2JWvr
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