[서울신문]There has been revelations about ‘fake down jackets’ made from recycled badminton shuttlecocks in China.
Recently, local Chinese media outlet Dahebao uncovered a site where down jacket companies were purchasing used shuttlecocks for filling in large quantities.
It was revealed that these companies separate only the feather part from the shuttlecock and then crush it to use silk yarn, which is made into thread, as a filling material.
Previously, China Central Television (CCTV) revealed at the end of last month that ultra-low-priced down jacket products used secret yarn as a filling material. Accordingly, Chinese local media conducted in-depth coverage to find the source of the secret story, and as a result, they discovered the shuttlecock, which was a secret in the industry.
The media reported that people in related industries, such as those in charge of cleaning badminton stadiums across the country, and badminton enthusiasts were collecting used shuttlecocks and selling them to these companies for cash. As the price of duck and goose feathers has recently risen more than 1.5 times every year, shuttlecocks are being recycled.
An official from one company explained to the media, “The fiber made by pulverizing shuttlecock feathers is thin and tough,” and “it has good resilience when used as padding filling or pillow material.”
Another businessman said, “Shuttlecock recycling has already been done for several years, and this is closer to being conscientious.” He added, “I have also seen chicken or pig hair being pulverized and used. “We even go through an additional bleaching process,” he said.
Fake down jackets are disguised as filled with duck down or goose down and are distributed at low prices on e-commerce platforms.
Jackets made with these shuttlecocks show significant differences from real down jackets in terms of warmth and lightness, and experts pointed out that dust generated during the manufacturing process can stick to the fibers and cause allergies.
In particular, you need to be more careful when purchasing children’s down jackets that are distributed online at extremely low prices.
Last month, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that as a result of a safety test on 26 winter textile products for children and infants sold on Chinese online direct purchase platforms Temu, Sheein, and AliExpress, seven products were found to be unsuitable.
In particular, phthalate plasticizers exceeding the domestic standard by 622 times were detected in one type of children’s padding sold by Temu.
Phthalate plasticizers are endocrine disruptors that affect reproductive function and can cause irritation to the eyes and skin upon contact.
Reporter Bohee Lee
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