Precious Protechtor Sleepsuit or Babygro

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8 March 2011

Baby Pink or Blue

UK

Goods for Children

Basics

“The Precious Protechtor products are made from an innovative fabric, designed using so-called \'nano technology\' which incorporates the metal silver. Silver has natural antibacterial properties which kill viruses, and it is one of the safest substances for babies and has no side effects. This fabric can help reduce the risk of catching Staphylococcus Aureus, including MRSA, E Coli and Klebsiella Pneumonia.” [NB: This claim was found in the E-shop but not in the brand's website]

"We assessed the potential for children’s exposure to bioavailable silver during the realistic use of selected nanotechnology-based consumer products (plush toy, fabric products, breast milk storage bags, sippy cups, cleaning products, humidifiers, and humidifier accessory). We measured the release of ionic and particulate silver from products into water, orange juice, milk formula, synthetic saliva, sweat, and urine (1:50 product to liquid mass ratio); into air; and onto dermal wipes. Of the liquid media, sweat and urine yielded the highest amount of silver release, up to 38% of the silver mass in products; tap water yielded the lowest amount, ≤1.5%. Leaching from a blanket into sweat plateaued within 5 min, with less silver released after washing. Between 0.3 and 23 μg m−2 of silver transferred from products to wipes. Aerosol concentrations were not significantly elevated during product use. Fabrics, a plush toy, and cleaning products were most likely to release silver. Silver leached mainly via dissolution and was facilitated in media with high salt concentrations. Levels of silver to which children may potentially be exposed during the normal use of these consumer products is predicted to be low, and bioavailable silver is expected to be in ionic rather than particulate form." Quadros et al (2013)

Silver

Antimicrobial protection

Suspended in solid

Dermal
Ingestion

Category 2 (Verified claim)