HAMBURG – Global pressure group Greenpeace claims that leading outdoor apparel brands such as Jack Wolfskin, The North Face, Patagonia, Kaikkialla and Marmot are selling women’s and children’s clothing that have traces of potentially hazardous fluorine-based chemicals used in the membranes, coatings and repellant finishes of these fabrics.
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