Mr. Laurie Clarke

Target executive producer Laurie Clarke said the mistake was "embarrassing" but was satisfied it was down to a single employee.

"We had followed basic procedure but fell down when it came to labelling the samples," he said. "Of course it is embarrassing for us.

Target's executive director Laurie Clarke said the programme had investigated a skin reaction that resulted from a man wearing pants made in China.

Testing total formaldehyde seemed the most appropriate measure because the chemical continued to leak over time.Mr Clarke wasn't immediately able to confirm whether the recommended level (20ppm) Target's results were compared to was for free or total formaldehyde.

Target executive producer Laurie Clarke said the purpose of the programme was not to target any particular retail company, importer or brand of clothing.

Target Executive Producer Laurie Clarke says at the time of the testing there were no standards in place in New Zealand.He says it is only because of the programme's story that standards have since been implemented.Mr Clarke says he stands by the tests.

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But Executive Producer Laurie Clarke says at the time of the testing there were no standards in place in New Zealand.