New national standard forced children's furniture replacement

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According to industry insiders, small and medium-sized manufacturers who use cheap materials and disregard environmental protection requirements are difficult to survive after the implementation of the national standard.

Parents who are prepared to purchase children's furniture generally support the national standard and believe that the stricter the standard, the better. I hope that the introduction of the national standard will curb the phenomenon of excessive formaldehyde in furniture. Beginning on August 1st, China’s first mandatory national standard for children’s furniture, “General Technical Conditions for Children’s Furniture” (“National Standards”), was implemented, with emphasis on mandatory requirements for furniture products used by children aged 3 to 14 years. Including safety requirements, warning signs, test methods and inspection rules. The national standard for children's furniture has been implemented for a week. At present, whether the children's furniture sold in the furniture market in this city is produced according to the new national standard, the reporter visited the relevant regulatory departments and furniture manufacturing enterprises and some furniture stores in this city.

Store supervision merchant replacement

In a large furniture store in Hedong District, most of the more than ten children's furniture brands meet the safety requirements of the new national standard.

At the European-style children's furniture booth, the reporter asked why there is a dangerous sharp tip that does not meet the new national standard. The salesperson introduced that this is a sample before August 1st, and the children's furniture ordered by consumers in the future will be changed to meet the new one. The standard of the national standard, she pointed to the cabinet ladder of a double-layered children's bed, said: "This cabinet with right angles is no longer sold in the future, and the new products are changed into ladders and wavy handrails seamlessly butt together, although Loss of the function of storage, but in line with the new national standard, more security."

There are also some brands that are still selling furniture products that do not meet the national standard. A solid wood children's furniture booth salesperson said that the brand is not children's furniture, but the youth furniture from 7 to 12 years old.

Wen Linjun, general manager of the Tianjin Branch of the Real Estate Branch, said that the store had issued a notice of new national standard implementation on July 15th, and conducted a comprehensive inspection on July 31, and found that half of the merchants had already carried out the product. Replace and fully comply with the national standard, and intensify the replacement of merchants that do not meet the national standard. He said that during the inspection, it was found that merchants and agents did not understand the national standard in depth, and the store would conduct further training for merchants in the future.

The reporter called a company specializing in the surface painting of children's furniture in Shenzhen. The general manager Mr. Pan said that the brand's water-based paint has been using European standards and is fully capable of meeting the national standard. According to him, at present, nearly 30% of furniture toy manufacturers in China use paint that is not in conformity with the national standard. The harmful substances contained in the country will cause great harm to the environment and children's health. According to industry insiders, small and medium-sized manufacturers who use cheap materials and disregard environmental protection requirements are difficult to survive after the implementation of the national standard.

Consumer support national standard

Most of the customers who asked the reporter randomly did not know that there was such a national standard for children's furniture.

Ms. Huang is very surprised: "I have never heard of this standard. I have visited so many shops and none of them have been introduced to me." After the reporter introduced the requirements of the new national standard, she agreed: "The parents buy furniture for their children." I feel more worried, but I don't know if I can put it in place."

A few citizens said that they knew the national standard through television and other media. Ms. Li told the reporter: "I will wait for the new national standard and then buy a baby bed for my son."

During the interview, parents who are preparing to purchase children's furniture generally support the national standard and believe that the stricter the standard, the better. "The current phenomenon of excessive formaldehyde in furniture is very common. I hope that the introduction of the national standard will curb this kind of bad phenomenon," one parent said.

Unqualified products cannot be sold

It is understood that at present, there are more than 500 furniture production enterprises in the city. Before the introduction of the General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture, furniture manufacturers have no standard definition for children's furniture products. Children's furniture is custom-made on the market, and the product name The label is not standardized.

After the introduction of the new standard, the Municipal Quality Supervision Bureau is conducting investigations and statistics on enterprises involved in the production of children's furniture, and requires children's furniture manufacturers to organize production in strict accordance with the "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture", standardize product marks, and improve production in accordance with new standards. Conditions to enhance product safety, including product structure safety, hazardous substances limits and flame retardant safety requirements. For unqualified children's furniture products, the company will be required to immediately stop production and sales, and the company will be ordered to rectify within a time limit, and normal production will be resumed after the rectification is passed.

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