Carcinogens were detected in many kinds of baby breast pillows in Korea. What are these nursing pillows?

It contains volatile organic compounds such as lead and formaldehyde, and the content exceeds the standard.

In August, 2020, Korean Consumer Hospital conducted a safety test on the best-selling 16 breast-feeding pillow in Korea, and found that seven products contained harmful substances. Among them, the lead content of three involved products zipper handles was found to exceed the standard, exceeding the safety standard by 3. 1 time, and the remaining four involved products were found to exceed the standard in volatile organic compounds such as formaldehyde.

Baby breast-feeding pillow is a multifunctional pillow that postpartum mothers tie around their waist to assist breast-feeding, and it is an essential product for Korean mothers to raise their children every day. Newborns touch nursing pillows for about 5 hours every day on average, and children will use them for at least 6 months at the longest after birth. Lead, a heavy metal detected from related products, is clearly listed as a carcinogen by the World Health Organization. Long-term accumulation in the body may directly or indirectly induce mental retardation, anemia and muscle weakness in children.

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Previously, a best-selling brand of wet wipes in South Korea was found to have exceeded the standard of methanol. In addition, a baby diaper product in South Korea was once removed from the national retail channels because it contained pesticide ingredients. The frequent safety problems of maternal and child products have caused and aggravated the dissatisfaction of Korean consumers. To this end, the relevant administrative departments in South Korea said that according to the results of this safety test, the National Technical Standards Institute of Korea will be required to formulate relevant policies to strengthen the quality supervision of maternal and child products such as nursing pillows.

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Nanhai Net-Many popular breast pillows in South Korea have been found to be carcinogenic or have flowed into China.