Hundreds seek compensation after sofa rash outbreak

Recently, a news item surfaced which claimed approximately 1400 people had suffered damage to their skin due to a fungicide used in the manufacture of leather sofas that were manufactured in China. However, lawyers dealing with the claims made by these people have also said that tens of thousands more people could be affected and that the authorities should make retailers take them back. Doctors have so far treated hundreds of people affected by the sofas, which are said to cause blisters, rashes and burns and have resulted in some people having to stay in hospital for up to four weeks.
UK high-street retailer, Argos, who sold approximately 30,000 of the sofas, carried out an investigation into the claims and discovered what it believes is the cause of the sofa dermatitis outbreak; a substance known as DMF which is largely used in the production of acrylic fibres and plastics. In the case of the sofas, however, it was stored in sachets inside the sofas to prevent them from going mouldy during transit and storage. Exacerbating problems is the fact that the fungicide is said to have a very low vapour point and, as a result, as it becomes […]

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