â—Children's furniture
The first national standard for children's furniture, “General Technical Conditions for Children's Furnitureâ€, which was implemented on August 1st, clearly states that the national standard is applicable to the design or booking of furniture products for children aged 3 to 14 years old.
In terms of physical properties, the wood moisture content, hole and gap size, edge and edge part passivation treatment, and reserved ventilation and ventilation parts of the cabinet are specified in the children's room.
In terms of chemical properties, the national standard specifies specific parameters for the pH value of textile fabrics and leather fabrics, furniture paint coatings, plastics use indicators, the range of migratory elements such as antimony, antimony and selenium, and free formaldehyde.
In addition, safety regulations have been made for the flame retardancy of children's furniture, the installation position of glass components, and the closure of pipe fittings.
Although the new national standard has been implemented, most of the provincial furniture stores, especially the “big road goods†sales staff, are in a state of disappointment.
The reporter learned in the furniture market such as Suoling Road and Tongbai Road in the northern ring of Zhengzhou City that the general furniture market in Zhengzhou City is mostly rented booths. The threshold for manufacturers to enter the store is not high, and the property owners of the store are only responsible for regionality. The property management is not involved in the specific operation of the seller. This kind of rental-style stores mainly sells low-end and mid-end furniture, and the price difference between low-end and mid-end products is more than 10 times.
Sales people generally know nothing about the implementation of the new national standard, and most of them think that price is the most competitive element. In the second ring road furniture market in Zhengzhou City, the reporter saw two stalls selling children's furniture made in Shenzhen. The two brands sold differently, and the price difference was nearly doubled.
The reporter noticed that the children's furniture of two brands in Shenzhen noticed the rounding of the edges and edges of the desk top. The wardrobe of the "Dr. Leader" furniture has a ventilation mesh, but only on the back of the cabinet, and there are no holes in the side. The other brand's wardrobes have no vents, but salespeople say they can temporarily open holes if consumers need it.
According to the General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture, children's furniture cabinets must have adequate ventilation and ventilation. Even if the furniture is placed close to the corner, the vents should remain unobstructed. In this way, children can be prevented from suffocating the potential for suffocation when they enter the cabinet to hide themselves.
â— First-line brand "waiting for notification"
Compared with the rental-style booths, the professional stores that the first-line brands have gathered together have obviously paid much more attention to the implementation of the new national standard.
In a cheap furniture store in Nanyang Road, Zhengzhou City, there are many children's furniture in the first-line brand. Referring to the "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture" that was just promulgated and implemented, the sales staff all said that they knew this, but they have not received the manufacturer's notice.
Among them, Ms. Wang, a salesperson of a certain brand, said that they had received a notice from Dongguan manufacturers about the new national standard in July. At present, the furniture produced according to the new standard is not in place, but their children's furniture has already been compared with the second-line brand products. Safety and environmental details have been noted in many respects, such as the shutter door switches all using buffered hinges.
The reporter also noticed that the first-line brand booths placed technical parameters in a prominent position. Ms. Guo, a salesperson, said that the development of the new national standard mainly refers to the technical standards of foreign children's furniture. In fact, as a manufacturer of domestic children's furniture first-line brands, it has long been guided by European standards to guide production, because the products have to be exported.
Will the development of the new national standard lead to the price increase of domestic brands of children's furniture?
In the interview, the reporter learned that domestic brand children's furniture is mostly streamlined mold production. Although the new national standard has been added to some safe treatment processes, it has not increased raw materials, so it has little effect on the price of furniture.
“The implementation of the new national standard has to be grasped from the source.†Ms. Wang analyzed that the impact of the new national standard on local furniture workshops will be greater, because these small-scale manufacturers, mainly order business, will produce different specifications according to customer needs. And the style of children's furniture, in order to reduce the price and save costs, but also to meet the special requirements of customers, may violate the standard production, and the supervision of this piece, the operability is not strong, it is easy to form a blind spot for supervision.
Ms. Wang’s analysis has been verified. The salesman of pine wood furniture in a furniture store in Tongbai Road claims to be a direct sales of local furniture factory. According to the needs of customers, he can add glass doors to children’s bookcases and install mirrors on the wardrobe doors. These are all prohibited by the new national standard.
â— Consumers still need to polish their eyes
Looking at the provincial capital market, the general situation of children's furniture in large-scale goods and furniture stores is not optimistic. While the first-line brand store sales staff knows a little about the new national standard, some products are still not up to standard, and some furniture quality inspection specifications still cannot correspond to the national standard data.
It is understood that after the implementation of the national standard "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture", many provinces and cities in China have checked the children's furniture sold in the market in combination with the new national standard. The inspection results are not optimistic, and the physical properties are not up to standard and the formaldehyde exceeds the standard. There is no large-scale inspection and governance action in our province.
Zhengzhou Consumers Association staff told reporters that in the case that consumers are not familiar with the new national standard, they can also rely on experience to test themselves. The specific measures are:
Touching two and seeing four questions - touch the furniture surface for burrs or edges; look at the cabinet of the furniture for ventilation holes, handles, hinges and other components are firm and cushioned, folding position Locking device, etc.; smelling whether the furniture has a pungent smell, etc.; ask the seller if there is a quality inspection report.
â– Links to the reporters of this newspaper, the fast board book to help you choose children's furniture
According to the "Child Injury Prevention Advocacy" report jointly released by China CDC and the Global Child Safety Organization in June this year, the number of injuries caused by children and children at home far exceeds that of outdoor injuries, accounting for 44.5% of the total injury rate. Nearly half. The report also shows that the height and placement of the coffee table, wardrobe and bed in the home are all about the safety of the child.
The new national standard was introduced to clearly define the physical and chemical properties of children's furniture products. To facilitate the reader's understanding, the reporters of Dongfang Jinbao compiled a “fast board book†– “the edge treatment can't have a sharp point, the cloth fabric can't be too acid or Over-basic; drawers should be damped and anti-slip, the handles should be grooved inlays; don't let the narrow gaps get stuck, seal the space to keep the eye; color furniture is gorgeous, the quality inspection report looks more: aromatic amine Forbidden, it is necessary to keep an eye on the phthalate and free formaldehyde.
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