The General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture (hereinafter referred to as the “New National Standardâ€) has been implemented for one year. During the year, the quality supervision bureaus of various localities have from time to time found out brands that do not conform to the new national standard and exposed them, but these brands and products that do not meet the new national standard. Still repeatedly prohibited. Some insiders said that the new national standard should be more stringent in terms of environmental safety issues that consumers value most.
Unqualified products flood the market
Recently, the Shanghai Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce conducted quality monitoring on children's furniture, and the unqualified rate reached 54.2%. The unqualified items included safety performance and warning signs. Among the brands exposed were Yuanfangyuan, Dr. House, and Bodhi Island.
Why is there still a large number of unqualified products flooding the market after more than one year of implementation of the new national standard? Sun Shuwei, deputy general manager of A home, said that after the promulgation of the new national standard for children's furniture, the manufacturer's production process needs to be properly adjusted, and some raw materials, production processes and structures need to be changed, but these adjustments will not increase human and financial investment. There are still some brands and products that do not meet the standards in the market. Firstly, consumers' awareness is not high. Secondly, there are too many children's furniture brands on the market, and some small brands are not standardized in production. There is no visibility, there is not enough understanding of the standards, and it is impossible to use the new national standard to request and supervise oneself. Third, substantive supervision is not in place.
Standard implementation unsupervised
In addition, manufacturers and stores have different understandings of the new national standard. Sun Shuwei said that from the official implementation of the new national standard to the present, many children's furniture brands in the store are often checked by the mall. During the inspection, some differences in the understanding of the new national standard were revealed. For example, some furniture have a relatively large glass area, and the furniture brand will indicate that children under the age of 14 cannot be used according to the new national standard. However, some shopping malls believe that "children's furniture cannot have glass products." As a result, the definition of “children's furniture standards†has become ambiguous and there is no department that can explain it.
Yang Tao, CEO of Guangzhou Cool Manju Animation Technology Co., Ltd. said that before the implementation of the new national standard, children's furniture companies did not get relevant content. After the implementation of the new national standard, many enterprises are not clear about whether the new national standard must be enforced or implemented. Therefore, there is a mixed state in the market that does not conform to the national standard. Although the relevant associations have trained some companies, many companies have not been trained in this area, and some SMEs do not even know the new national standard.
Recently, the Beijing News and Sohu Focus Home conducted a series of surveys on “Cracking Home Securityâ€. According to the survey, consumers are 67% favored by imported brands; consumers who are most concerned about environmentally friendly and non-polluting materials account for 50%; consumers who are most concerned about safe fillet protection design account for 33%. In the interview, the Beijing News reporter found that many families who have the intention to purchase will prefer to import children's furniture brands. The reason is that they “emphasize the foreign inspection standards and guarantee the safety and environmental protection of childrenâ€. According to industry insiders, today's consumers are most concerned about safety and environmental issues. Whether there are “surface†problems such as vents and chamfers are second.
Expert statement
It will take time for the new national standard to be in place.
Zhu Changling, Chairman of China Furniture Association
The introduction of "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture" was derived from the safety hazards of furniture cabinets for children. China's "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture" has become a mandatory standard, which is unprecedented in the history of furniture and is a strict enforcement regulation. Regarding the situation in which some enterprises are not in place, it is related to the understanding of the company and the enforcement of the regulatory authorities.
How to truly guarantee the strict implementation of the new national standard will take a long time, and enterprises should continue to pay attention to it. Although the implementation of the new national standard requires supervision by the regulatory authorities, in the final analysis, enterprises still need to assume the responsibility and awareness of safety for consumers.
Industry sound
Environmental protection should have higher standards
Yang Tao, CEO of Guangzhou Cool Manju Animation Technology Co., Ltd.
The formulation of the new national standard represents the interests of consumers to a certain extent, and it is a breakthrough in China, but it is not necessarily the standard of success. It avoids the core problems of children's furniture - the harmful substances such as formaldehyde, lead and mercury. For children's furniture, it is not enough to use the formaldehyde emission of adult furniture as the inspection standard. Children's furniture should have higher and more stringent regulations. At this stage, the problem of rounded corners of children's furniture, the presence or absence of stomata, and the presence or absence of warning labels are not the most concerned issues for consumers.
The new national standard should be more perfect
Zhou Dayong, General Manager of Danish Fleiss Children's Furniture
Foreign children's furniture does not have mandatory requirements for appearance, but environmental protection and safety requirements are very strict. For example, the materials and tests for children's furniture have very complicated regulations and very detailed requirements. The EU's EN747 certification for children's furniture is for all children's products, including the certification standards for the home environment. The EN747 has strict definition standards for the load-bearing capacity of the children's bed, the height of the guardrail, and the ladder spacing of the pedals. This is not reflected in the current children's furniture standards in China. The most important thing about standards is to pay attention to the inner things. The domestic children's furniture standards will be more perfect.
Shopping tips
View related test reports
It is best to choose a branded product when purchasing, which can better ensure that the amount of formaldehyde released reaches the national standard. Most of the children's furniture on the market are solid wood structures, and the products of the enamel structure can be selected to ensure less use of adhesives. Also pay attention to whether the heavy metal content of children's furniture exceeds the standard, such as lead, mercury, cadmium and so on. Consumers should ask the manufacturer to provide relevant test reports when purchasing.
Selected according to the new national standard content
According to the new national standard, qualified children's furniture can be selected. For example, the vent hole should be installed on the inner wall of the closed cabinet. Children's furniture products should be free from dangerous sharp edges and tips. The corners and edges should be rounded or chamfered. The product should not have dangerous protrusions or it should be protected in a suitable manner. It depends on whether there are signs and warning signs for children at the age.
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