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CCMI in the News
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Take Care When Choosing Cashmere
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The work of CCMI was included in an article in The Daily Telegraph (London, England) on December 21, 2000.
The following is an excerpt from that article, which was written by Molly Gunn, of The Daily Telegraph:
“Warm, smart -- and sexy?
Cashmere is the epitome of luxury and comfort, but choose carefully when buying on the high street.
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Since 1998, when Marks & Spencer introduced pashminas for £99 and New
Look made jumpers for £24.99, cashmere goods have become more and more available
on the high street.
But they should be purchased with care, as retailers
have to compromise over the quality of cashmere in order to make it affordable.
The
Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute (CCMI) recently tested jumpers
from three leading high street retailers (it won’t say which ones).
The
institute found that, although each retailer said that its product was 100
per cent cashmere, all of them contained sheep’s wool and one garment didn’t
contain any cashmere at all…..”
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