China’s government formally accused an array of Western fashion brands – including H&M, Nike and Zara – of selling substandard children’s clothes that posed potential health hazards, amid ongoing calls by Chinese shoppers to boycott Western clothing brands for their refusal to use cotton grown in Xinjiang province.
In a warning notice published on its website, China’s General Administration of Customs listed 81 batches of imported children’s clothing products for quality and safety risks spotted during examinations from June 2020 to May 2021, involving garments, toys, toothbrushes, shoes and baby bottles.