2020秋九年级英语全册Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof拓展阅读素材一新版人教新目标版

Unit 5 What are the shirts made ofClothes made in China are safe - NZ officialThe General Manager of the New ZealandMinistryof Consumer Affairs Liz MacPherson has informed Chinas commercecounselorLiu Linlin that clothes made in China are safe after testing them for formaldehyde(甲醛), Chinas quality control administration said on Tuesday.MacPherson said the ministry(部门) collected 100 samples of clothing and asked independent labs to carry out the tests. Of all the samples, 84 percent were manufactured in China, seven percent in New Zealand and nine percent in other countries. The proportions(比例) weredecidedon the basis of the market share of the clothes in New Zealand, she said.Excluding(排除) oneoverlapping(重叠的)sample, 97 samples met the international standard by having a formaldehyde concentration of far less than 200 ppm(百万分率). The formaldehyde concentration in 2 samples, one from China, reached 250 ppm but was reduced to 54 ppm by washing, so these two kinds of clothes should be labeled with warnings like pre-wash before use, according to the test results.MacPherson said the results proved that clothes made in China are safe and New Zealand would publicize(公布) the results to clarify(澄清) the facts.She also said childrens pajama(睡衣) exports from China were safe and reminded parents in New Zealand to read the labels carefully before buying and using them.In August, New Zealand launched aninvestigationinto childrenspajamasmade in China after two complaints involving children who suffered burns while wearing the pajamas. The test results from an independent laboratory released by New Zealands Comme