EU Extends DMF Ban Period Again To 2012

Wenzhou entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau said recently that European Union It has been announced that the biological ban should be extended again. dMF (DMF) the product will remain in the market until March 15, 2012.

Fumaric acid two methyl ester is a kind of high efficiency, low toxicity. Mould inhibitor It appeared in the 80s of last century and is widely used in furniture industry and shoemaking industry in China. But over normal usage may cause skin allergies, rashes or burns.

This is the second time the European Union has announced the extension of the ban period of two methyl fumarate. In 2009, the EU decided for the first time to ban products containing two methyl fumarate from May 1, 2009 to March 15, 2010 and sell them on the market. Before the expiry of March 2010, the European Union announced the extension of the ban period for one year.

Wenzhou entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau said that the two cases of fumaric acid were mainly concentrated on footwear products, and Wenzhou footwear products had been the worst hit area of the European Union's two methyl fumarate bulletin. In 2009, the export footwear of Wenzhou was informed by the European Union that 21 of the two methyl esters of fumaric acid exceeded the standard, accounting for 24.4% of the total number of two methyl esters of fumaric acid exceeded by the European Union.

Through unremitting efforts, Wenzhou footwear was notified by the EU in 2010, and zero notification was achieved from 7 to December. However, from the inspection results of laboratory materials of Wenzhou entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau, although the situation has improved, it is still not optimistic: in 2010, 908 samples were tested for mould proof products, and 23 were detected. In addition, the European footwear companies usually pay more attention to the fumaric acid two methyl ester, and ignore the risk of methyl fumarate in the synthetic leather, because some synthetic leather manufacturers adopt wet process. In order to prevent mildew, the two methyl esters of fumaric acid will be added to the production process, too.

For this reason, the inspection and Quarantine Department reminded the European shoe enterprises to strengthen the mould proofing products, mould proofing agents, desiccant and other products, and ensure the safety of the two methyl fumarate project.