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Greenpeace investigation reveals toxic scandal with World Cup merchandise

Last edited 19 May 2014 at 11:50am

Full report “A Red Card for sportswear brands”: http://bit.ly/1hR7tba Other resources linked at bottom of email.

19 May, 2014

Hamburg, 19 May 2015 – Football merchandise produced by adidas, Nike and Puma ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil has been found to contain hazardous chemicals according to a new investigation by Greenpeace Germany.

33 items including boots, goalkeeper gloves and the official ‘Brazuca’ ball were tested for a range of substances. adidas’ iconic ‘Predator’ football boots were found to contain very high levels of toxic PFC at 14 times the company’s own restriction limits [1].

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Greenpeace backs decision to stop Southampton Football Club selling off toxic seats

Last edited 16 March 2001 at 9:00am
16 March, 2001
Gas maskGreenpeace today backed the decision to stop Southampton Football Club selling off seats from The Dell when the ground is demolished this summer. The PVC seats contain high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.


Commenting on the decision, Mark Strutt, a toxics campaigner at Greenpeace, said:
"This is the right decision for both football fans and the environment. The seats should be sent to a special waste landfill as the best of several bad options. If the seats were sold and taken home by fans the plastic could erode over time releasing highly toxic cadmium dust into the home environment."

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