Toxic clothing

Agro, Charlsie (journalist). Matteis, Stephanie (producer). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Journalist: Agro, Charlsie. (Cast).

Summary: If you buy cheap fast fashion from online retailers, you might be exposing yourself to potentially toxic chemicals. The Marketplace team bought clothing and accessories from AliExpress, Boohoo, Fashion Nova, Shein, Zulily and Zaful and asked researchers at the University of Toronto to test for toxic chemicals. The investigation found that out of 38 samples, 20 per cent had elevated levels of chemicals - including lead, PFAS and phthalates - that experts found concerning.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (22 min 30 sec)
remote
video
electronic
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer: Matteis, Stephanie.
Participant or Performer Note:	Journalist: Agro, Charlsie.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: https://curio.ca/en/catalog/f61f91bf-683a-4ba7-a006-9ad3e4711e40
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	CBC/Radio Canada has perpetual access rights to this streaming content.
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation