Chinese Infant And Young Children'S Clothing Products Related Standards And Testing Items

At present, the standards related to clothing products for infants and children are mainly national mandatory standards GB18401-2003, "national textile safety technology and specifications" and GB5296.4-1998 "instructions on the use of textiles and clothing for consumer goods"; product standards (such as FZ/T81003-2003 "children's clothing, student wear", FZ/T 73007-2002 "knitted sportswear", FZ/T 73008-2002 "knitted T-shirts", FZ/T 73021-2004 "knitted student clothes", FZ/T 81004-2003 "dress, skirt sets" and FZ/T 73025-2006 "infant knitted dress").

The main testing items are formaldehyde content, decomposable aromatic amine, pH value, odor, color fastness to water, color fastness to rubbing, color fastness to perspiration, color fastness to saliva, marking, fiber content and physical properties of related products.

What concerns the enterprises concerned is that the product standard of FZ/T 81014-2008 infant clothing will be formally implemented in October 1, 2008.

This standard is the first product standard specially formulated for infants and young children (24 months old and below).

The standards clearly stipulate that all provisions relating to clothing safety are mandatory. At that time, infant clothing with unqualified heavy metal residue and safety design will not be sold.

Some quantitative indicators were specified in the standard, for example, formaldehyde content should not exceed 20 mg/kg, and arsenic content should not exceed 0.2 mg/kg.

The standard also requires the addition of decomposable aromatic amine dyes to infant clothing, and no peculiar smell. The pH value is limited to 4.0~7.5.

In addition, infant clothing must be marked "not dry cleaned" on the label, because dry cleaners may contain substances that stimulate the skin of infants and young children.

At the same time, the standard also carries on the standard to the infant clothing design.

In addition, the safety of consumer goods, especially the safety of children's clothing, has attracted the attention of consumers and relevant departments in the world.

In the safety of children's clothing, China's clothing enterprises have frequent disputes in international trade, causing great economic losses every year.

For example, the recall of children's clothing originating in China from the United States and the European Union is mainly due to the failure to meet the safety requirements of the United States and the European Union on children's clothing standards.

Children's jackets and neck bands are easy to be caught and dangerous. When they get on or off, children's waist or hem bands are easily caught and lead to towing accidents.

For the sake of children's physical and mental health, we have comprehensively strengthened the preventive work. In light of the international standards such as the United States and the European Union, and the reality of our country's clothing standards, China is developing the series of standards for children's clothing safety, including the safety requirements for ropes and belts for children's wear, the safety specifications for children's tops and belts, and the implementation and specification of children's clothing design and production for improving mechanical safety.