Children's furniture still has substandard products

The General Technical Regulations for Children's Furniture (hereinafter referred to as the “New National Standard”) was officially implemented on August 1 this year. It has been more than four months. Has the children's furniture on the Hong Kong City market been in line with the new national standard? In the past few days, the reporter conducted a survey on the children's furniture market in our city.

Children's furniture market is mixed

The new national standard has made very detailed requirements on the safety requirements and warning signs of children's furniture. It is stipulated that children's furniture products should not be dangerous. Sharp edges and sharp edges and edges should be rounded or chamfered; children use The cabinet type closed furniture must have a certain ventilation function, and the cover and door cannot be automatically locked to prevent children from entering the suffocation; the determination of the release amount of harmful gases such as formaldehyde in children's furniture products shall be carried out according to the provisions of GB18580, and shall not exceed National standard. A few days ago, the reporter visited the city's Red Star Macalline, Red Sun, Yashiju, Qumei and other furniture cities. I saw that some merchants implemented the new national standard well, but some children's furniture sold by the merchants did not meet the new national standard. In a furniture store selling pine children's furniture, the reporter saw that the corners of the bedside table, study table, wardrobe, etc. were not rounded or chamfered, and the corners were too sharp. Even if it was touched, it would bring certain The tingling sensation, it is easy to hurt the child who likes to run around the house, and there is no ventilation hole, and the smell is very pungent. The reporter asked if there was any environmental test report. The shopping guide said: "The test report is at the boss. You can rest assured that the quality is absolutely no problem." There are similar situations in other furniture cities to implement the new national standard.

Consumers don’t know much about the new national standard

How much do consumers know about the new national standard for children's furniture? In the Red Sun Furniture City, the reporter randomly interviewed several consumers who came to buy children's furniture. Some said that they did not know the introduction of the new national standard for children's furniture, while others said that they had heard of the new national standard, but did not know the specific content. “Before I bought furniture, I only valued colors, styles, and purchased furniture. I just looked at it, touched it, and smelled it.” Ms. Chen, who is buying children’s furniture, told reporters: “Last year, a friend’s The child got leukemia when he was 3 years old. The doctor said that it may be caused by excessive formaldehyde in the furniture. This incident touched me a lot. Now I buy furniture for my son. According to the new national standard for children's furniture, I pay more attention to safety, environmental protection and health." The sales staff generally does not take the initiative to tell consumers that the furniture is implementing the new national standard, and is not willing to talk about the specific indicators of children's furniture. When consumers ask, some will answer the questions lightly, and some will simply open the topic.

Pay attention to the test report when buying furniture

Relevant experts suggest that because children's resistance is relatively weak, the safety and environmental protection requirements for furniture are higher than that of adults. Therefore, when parents purchase furniture for children, they must purchase products of manufacturers who specialize in producing children's furniture, and check the quality of children's furniture. Test reports, especially test reports of finished products, pay attention to indicators such as formaldehyde emission, do not buy furniture with too bright colors. These furniture paints contain high levels of lead, mercury, chromium, cadmium and other toxic substances, which are harmful to children's health. Parents buy children's furniture home in a ventilated place, put it for a period of time, and then use some harmful substances before use, which is good for children's health.