The Korea Consumer Agency examined 24 goose down jackets sold on four online fashion platforms — W Concept, Musinsa, Ably and Zigzag — and discovered that five products failed to meet the industry standard requiring at least 80 percent goose feather content. Two additional products labeled as goose down online were actually tagged as duck down on their physical quality labels.
Among the worst offenders, a jacket from Hiply contained just 6.6 percent goose feathers, while other products from Vellia and Jan Aheure had goose content as low as 1.9 percent and 4.7 percent respectively, despite being advertised as premium goose down items.
Ably showed the highest rate of non-compliance, with four of its five tested products failing to meet standards. Zigzag had two out of five products fall short, while W Concept had one of six. All eight products from Musinsa passed the goose feather ratio test.
The investigation also uncovered broader labeling issues, with 12 products missing mandatory quality information such as fabric composition, manufacturer details or contact information, or displaying labels only in Chinese or English.
"Down products are particularly vulnerable to misrepresentation because consumers cannot directly verify the filling material," the agency said. "Online descriptions and actual product labels may differ, so buyers should always check quality tags upon delivery."
The seven implicated brands have halted sales or corrected product information and agreed to offer refunds, while the platforms pledged to strengthen monitoring and impose penalties to prevent future violations.
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Kim Dong-young
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