Controversy erupted over the revelation of a “fake down jacket” made by recycling badminton shuttlecocks in China.
On the 17th, Chinese local media Dahe Bao reported that down jacket companies have discovered a site where they purchase used shuttlecocks for fillers in large quantities.
It has been confirmed that these companies use bisa (飛絲), which is made like thread by separating only the feather part from the shuttlecock, as a filler.
Earlier, at the end of last month, China Central Television (CCTV) caused controversy by revealing that a low-cost down jacket product used Bisa as a filler. As local media in China conducted in-depth coverage to find the source of Bisa, they found the shuttlecock, which was the secret of the industry.
Shuttlecocks are being recycled because the price of duck and goose feathers has increased more than 1.5 times every year recently.
Fake down jackets are distributed at low prices on e-commerce platforms by disguising them as if they were filled with duck down and goose down fillers.
Experts pointed out that the ‘Shuttle Cock Jacket’ differs greatly from the real down jacket in terms of warmth and lightness, and that dust generated during the manufacturing process can cause allergies when attached to fibers.
In particular, caution is needed when purchasing children’s down jackets that are distributed at ultra-low prices online.
2024-12-19 07:38:00