It may be difficult for everyone to think that the bows and ropes on clothes may be entangled and stuck by something, thus affecting the safety of the child.
In recent years, national supervision and spot inspections of children’s clothing have found that items such as heavy metals and plasticizers exceeding standards have become relatively rare, but excessively long ropes and weak small decorations Projects that affect health and safety, such as materials, have been discovered many times. In the latest national lottery results, these unqualified projects also appeared.
Children’s clothing spot inspection: multiple unqualified items related to safety
Country Li Lihui, Director of the Consumer Products Division of the Quality Supervision Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation: Random inspections were conducted on 163 batches of children’s and infant clothing products produced by 157 companies in 15 provinces and cities. Among the 159 batches of products inspected, 26 batches of products were unqualified, and the discovery rate of unqualified batches was 16.4%. The unqualified items involved fiber content, color fastness to rubbing, color fastness to water, rope requirements, and accessory resistance. Pull strong.
The national standard infant and children’s textile product safety technical specifications standard, from the perspective of risk prevention, sets relatively comprehensive and detailed requirements for rope straps, such as pumping Drawstrings, straps that are too long, decorations on the free ends of the cords, or easy to form slip knots, loops, etc. are considered unqualified. Some small decorative parts should also have a certain degree of firmness and cannot be easily pulled off, so as not to cause hidden dangers in the mouth.
Li Yan, testing engineer at Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: This children’s clothing looks beautiful, but it has safety risks. For example, the two belts next to them are too long and exceed the bottom edge of the clothing, making it easy to trip if they are loose. If you take an elevator or get off the car and close the car door, it is easy to get stuck by the elevator door or car door, which will also cause certain safety risks.
The testing engineer told reporters that ropes require such safety items. In fact, some products can be judged from their appearance to determine whether they meet the standards. The reporter saw that some of the clothing in the test samples had fixed ropes on the back and were tied into bows. According to the standard requirements, clothing for infants and children under 7 years old should not have ropes protruding or tied on the back except for belts. , therefore such clothing does not meet safety standards.
The reporter noticed that many children and infant clothing have novel designs, such as beautiful buttons, adhesive buckles, zipper pulls, and pulleys. pieces, plush balls, bows or other similar small parts. Testing engineers revealed that in fact, these attached small parts often pose certain safety risks. The test found that some small parts on clothing, especially buttons, have insufficient tensile strength. It fell off with less than 70 cows of force.
Zhang Xingya, testing engineer at the Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: The fallen accessories may be accidentally eaten or swallowed by infants and young children, causing suffocation or even life-threatening consequences.
The test found that the ropes and accessories of some batches of children’s and infant clothing have certain safety risks. The reporter found that items related to health and safety, such as the tensile strength of rope attachments required, have repeatedly been on the unqualified list in supervisory inspections over the years.
Children’s clothing ropes have caused safety accidents
The reporter learned , the dangers caused by ropes on clothing have actually happened in real life, especially some clothes and hat ropes, which seriously threaten the personal safety of children. Two children once suffocated to death after their coat rope got stuck on the slide while playing.
National standards issued in 2016 stipulate that clothing for children under 7 years old cannot have any straps on the head and neck to prevent accidents. However, reporters found that many children wore hoodies with adjustable size cords on their heads and necks.
In the sales market, reporters saw that many clothes suitable for children aged 3 to 5 years old are also equipped with such ropes for the head and neck. Sales staff and many Parents generally think that this is a need for fashion and functionality, and are not aware of possible safety hazards.
Children’s clothing salesperson: There is no danger, this is a hanging thing.
The children’s princess skirts and dress skirts sold in this store have two decorative rope straps, one end is fixed at the side of the body, and the other end is tied into a bow on the waist and back. The reporter found that the length of the rope after it spread out exceeded the bottom of the clothes.
The reporter learned that such clothing is inconsistent with Safety requirements of relevant standards, because the bow is easy to come apart, and if the size is too long, it may be caught or hooked by the outside. However, such children’s princess skirts are not uncommon on the market, and the sales staff are not aware of the significance of such a design. Security risks.
Reporter: This belt is quite long. Children’s clothing salesperson: It won’t grow long if you tie it.
Reporter: I might have been caught by something accidentally.
Children’s clothing salesperson: No, we have sold so many, and there is no mention of clamping.
The reporter’s investigation found that many children’s and infant clothing on the market do not meet safety standards just from their appearance design, but many Parents know nothing about these. Many sales staff told reporters that some young parents even specifically want clothes with complicated designs and many rope decorations, which invisibly brings safety risks to children.
National spot inspection: nine batches of products failed to meet the color fastness to rubbing
Children’s clothing made of pure cotton is very popular among parents. However, testing found that children’s clothing labeled as 100% cotton may be adulterated with a large amount of chemical fibers. Many companies use names such as “Tencel” and “rayon” to mislead consumers, but they are actually chemical fibers. There are also some children’s clothing that have unqualified friction resistance and color fastness and are prone to fading.
The testing engineer told reporters that compared with items such as rope requirements and accessory tensile strength, those invisible safety risks cannot be ignored, such as color fastness. For this item, the best-quality products should maintain their original color under the action of sun washing, sweat soaking, friction, etc. However, during the inspection process, it was found that 9 batches of children’s clothing had obvious color stickiness in the abrasion resistance item. , fading phenomenon. Engineers said this could bring unpredictable health and safety risks.
Wu Zhiling, testing engineer at Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: The quality of the color fastness of these (clothing) directly affects the performance of textiles. In these poor textiles, their dyes are easy to fall off and fade, affecting their appearance, and the shed dye molecules or heavy metal ions may be absorbed by the body through the skin and endanger health.
The reporter learned that among the unqualified items found in the inspection, one item determines the performance characteristics of textile products and directly affects the comfort of children and infants. Experience, this is the fiber content of children’s clothing. The test found that it was labeled as 100% cotton, which may have been mixed with a large amount of chemical fibers. The actual content of cotton labeled as the main material was not reached. For example, this product is labeled as 100% cotton, but under a microscope However, two fiber forms emerged.
Zhou Hongshui, testing engineer at Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute: We can see from the screen that there are two different fiber shapes. This one is in the form of a flat ribbon. Shape, with natural curl, which is a typical characteristic of cotton fiber.
This kind of surface is smooth and has clear stripes, which are the characteristics of viscose fiber.
After the final quantitative inspection, it was found that of the total 26 batches of unqualified products, nearly half, or 12 batches, were unqualified due to fiber content. The reporter learned that in addition to falsely labeling the cotton content and the nominal fiber percentage exceeding the standard far range, some companies were not qualified because they labeled non-standard names. The reporter saw that on the ingredient labels of these children’s clothing, some were marked with Tencel, while others were marked with rayon or rayon. The testing engineer told reporters that these are actually chemical fibers.
At present, the State Administration for Market Regulation has notified the results of supervision and spot inspections to relevant enterprises and ordered them to make rectifications. At the same time, it requires relevant e-commerce platforms to treat unqualified children and infants Children’s clothing will be removed from the shelves, and quality control operations will be implemented to further strengthen the management of operators within the platform.
The children’s clothing market is expanding year by year, and “quantity” should be emphasized more than “quality”
The fiber content and color fastness of children’s clothing fabrics are very professional and consumers have no way of knowing them, but producers are well aware of this. The reporter learned that the current price of some chemical fibers is thousands of yuan lower per ton than that of cotton. If the lower-priced chemical fibers are blended with cotton fibers and sold at the price of cotton, they will naturally obtain relatively high prices at a low cost. High profit return.
The scale of China’s children’s clothing market has been gradually expanding in recent years. This is not only an increase in quantity, but also an improvement in the quality of children’s clothing. Parents and friends are also reminded here to try not to choose clothes that are too cumbersome and decorated for their children, so as to keep danger away from children.
The scale of China’s children’s clothing market has been gradually expanding in recent years. This is not only an increase in quantity, but also an improvement in the quality of children’s clothing. Parents and friends are also reminded here to try not to choose clothes that are too cumbersome and decorated for their children, so as to keep danger away from children. </p
