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Banned Chinese Cotton Found in 19% of Products, Study Shows

Traces of cotton from Xinjiang were found in nearly a fifth of samples from American and global retailers, highlighting the challenges of complying with a US law aimed at blocking imports that could be linked to forced labour in China.

A pair of hands hold a handful of cotton buds. — The US enacted a law in 2021 to safeguard its market from products potentially tainted by human rights abuses in Xinjiang. (Shutterstock)

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07 May 2024

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Traces of banned Chinese cotton were found in 19 percent of a sample of merchandise selling at US and global retailers in the past year, a study showed, highlighting the challenges of complying with the US law aimed at blocking imports of cotton linked to forced labour in China.

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