Testing for These Additives is Possible at a Number of Commercial Laboratories

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Although formaldehyde levels in clothing are unlikely to be at levels high enough to cause an allergic reaction, due to the presence of such a chemical, quality control and testing are of utmost importance.

Flame retardants (mainly in the brominated form) are also of concern where the environment, and their potential toxicity, are concerned.

Testing for these additives is possible at a number of commercial laboratories, it is also possible to have embroidery digitizing textiles tested for according to the Oeko-tex certification standard which contains limits levels for the use of certain chemicals in textiles products.

In an effort to eliminate underlying problems and avoid further deadly tragedies in the RMG factories in 2010Clean Clothes Campaign CCC, the International Labour Rights Forum (ILRF), the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC), and the Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) contacted many of the RMG international buyers and offered a set of recommendations regarding measures that should be taken.

In 2012 the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association announced plans to expel 850 factories from its membership due to noncompliance with safety and labor standards.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have also urged the U.S. Trade Representative's office to complete its review of Bangladesh's compliance with eligibility requirements for the Generalized System of Preferences.

Five deadly incidents from November 2012 through May 2013 brought worker safety and labor violations in Bangladesh to world attention putting pressure on big global digitizing clothing brands such as Primark, Loblaw, Joe Fresh, Gap, Walmart, Nike, Tchibo, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, and retailers to respond by using their economic weight to enact change.

No factory owner had ever been prosecuted over the deaths of workers.

This changed with 41 murder charges filed relating to the 1,129 deaths which occurred during the 2013 Savar building collapse.