On the 5th, the CCTV weekly quality report will focus on the "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture" (hereinafter referred to as the new standard), which will be implemented from the 1st of this month. It is reported that this is the first special technical standard for children's furniture in China, and the requirements for children's furniture in marking, safety and environmental protection are more stringent.
Yesterday afternoon, the reporter visited a number of children's furniture living museums in the Oriental Plaza of Chancheng District. More than a dozen parents who were interviewed randomly did not know the new standard. Environmental experts said that the purchase of children's furniture should be alert to excessive levels of harmful substances such as formaldehyde and heavy metals.
New standard: There must be a "hole" in the cabinet.
It is reported that the new standard is more strict than the requirements of ordinary adult furniture for children's furniture in terms of logo, safety and environmental protection. Among them, there are clear requirements for the structural safety and safety warning signs of children's furniture. The standard clarifies that the applicable age range for children's furniture is 3 to 14 years old. It clearly defines the sharp corners, protruding parts, holes, gap size and stability of children's furniture, and also includes formaldehyde and soluble heavy metals. The control of 10 toxic and hazardous substances has been strictly restricted.
In addition, the new standard also stipulates that in order to prevent children from hiding in the furniture, the closed furniture of the cabinets used by children should have a certain ventilation function; the glass parts cannot be used at a height of 1.6 meters below the height of the ground or the standing surface of the children. So as not to scratch the child. It is stipulated in the warning signs that the age range and other required safety warning signs should be clearly specified on the children's furniture products or in the instructions for use. The warning signs include “hazardâ€, “warning†and “attentionâ€.
Market: parents are very strange, the clerk knows little
Yesterday afternoon, the reporter interviewed several children's furniture living museums in the Oriental Plaza and learned that the parents who came to buy children's furniture were unfamiliar with the new standards, and most of the clerk were confused. Parents admit that they pay great attention to the safety of children's furniture, but they have no research, and most believe in brand goods.
In a children's furniture store in the Sapphire Building in Oriental Plaza, Ms. Wang is choosing a children's bed for her daughter. Besides the style, she said she would smell a pungent smell and see if there would be any ribs. Corners pose a safety hazard to children. When the reporter asked her how to identify the furniture material, she said that she did not understand, can only believe in brand goods. “Is there a new standard? What are the specific regulations?†When the reporter asked if he knew the new national standard for children’s furniture, Ms. Wang said she did not know, and hoped that the media could publicize more and supervise the implementation of new standards by manufacturers. .
Although the new standard has been implemented, in the interview, when the reporter asked the store to check the latest test report that is consistent with the new standard, the store could not provide comprehensive. In particular, in the detection of heavy metal content, reports have not been provided in accordance with the eight tests specified in the new standard.
Expert: It is best not to buy too bright furniture
For the children's furniture on the market, the staff of the Foshan Workstation of the China Association for Science and Technology's Indoor Environment Expert Committee and the Central Environmental Testing Center of Foshan City said that in the daily monitoring work of the center, the formaldehyde over-standard rate of children's wooden cabinets was generally high. Secondly, heavy metals are exceeding the standard, and these are precisely the potential harmful things that parents should be wary of. "At present, 90% of children's furniture is made of MDF, particleboard and other plates. Only a small amount of children's furniture is made of laminated timber such as pine wood, which often leads to excessive levels of harmful gases in children's rooms."
Today, many parents have a soft spot for cute, colorful styles. Environmental experts also reminded that the more colors the furniture is, the more lead it contains. It is understood that among the various furniture, brightly colored lead paint accounts for a large share. Tests have shown that among the 23 samples containing lead paint, the orange paint has the highest lead content, followed by yellow, green and brown. Therefore, parents should not choose furniture that is too bright.
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