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Some Labubu dolls contain cotton banned by US law on forced labour, testing shows
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A test verified by The New York Times found that clothes for some Labubu dolls contained cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, which is banned in the US due to its association with forced labour.
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Ana Swanson, Sapna Maheshwari, Meaghan Tobin
WASHINGTON - Over the past two years, a furry monster with bunny ears and a vicious line of serrated teeth became the subject of a global craze, as shoppers waited hours in line or paid hundreds or thousands of dollars for the most coveted Labubus.
The boom turned Pop Mart, the Chinese company that sells Labubus, into a global brand.
