Infants and young children textile products must reach Class A safety level, ZARA and other non-compliance children's clothing are still on sale

New Regulations: "Baby & Baby" Clothing Expanded

On August 1st, the new version of the "National Basic Technical Specifications for Textile Products" superseded the 2003 national standard and became a new mandatory national standard for textiles. The code expands the age range of textile coverage for infants and young children, and the definition of infants and young children’s clothing products is changed from “Textile products worn or used by infants and young children under 24 months” to “Infants and young children aged 36 months and under. Or textile products used". According to the formaldehyde content, pH value, odor and other indicators, clothing is divided into A, B, C three security levels, infant clothing must meet Class A requirements, and marked on the label "infant clothing A".

The new "Code" was originally scheduled to be implemented on August 1st last year. It will be implemented after a certain period of delay for the company. On August 1, this year, textile products that do not comply with the "National Safe Technical Specifications for Textile Products" are prohibited from production, sales, and imports.

Survey: Non-A children's wear is still on sale

In Yansha Outlet's children's products area, many brands are conducting summer discounts. The reporter saw on the shelves of well-known brands such as okaidi, small cars, and good children that some of the products were A-class, but they were also marked as B-class. In the ZARA store in Chaoyang Joy City, the reporter even saw children's clothing labeled as Category C (see photo). The size of this coat is recommended for children aged 2 to 3 years old. The label does not include the words “baby and infant clothing”. However, the column of safety category is clearly marked as "C".

For the case of mixed purchases of various security categories, the sales personnel of the relevant brands stated that some of the garments currently being sold are produced when the old national standard was implemented. “There is no clear requirement to remove the shelves, and new ones produced after August 1st should not be produced. Problem."

The situation of common children's clothing stores on the street is not so optimistic. A type of infant and toddler clothing is not common, and a considerable number of products do not even have a security category. This is especially true for products with the “foreign trade” banner. In a clothing store in Jintai Road, the children’s clothing that the reporter viewed did not include a security category. “This is all about foreign trade, and the quality is good.” The store owner is trying hard to sell his products to reporters. “You feel it's pure cotton, and you can rest assured that you wear it for children.” And for the implementation of the new national standard, The boss was ambiguously perfunctory and did not give a clear answer.

Parents: Never noticed tag information

According to Gong Dingyu, chief operating officer of Leyou, a well-known infant and baby chain company, the habit of biting clothes is common among young children, so the most important thing for children's clothing is a reliable material. However, in an interview, the reporter found that not only did the merchants perfunctory about the new rules, many parents knew nothing about them, and they did not pay attention to these messages when they bought clothes for their children. “The main thing is to look at the style, the quality is also more attention, feel their own feel, feel very comfortable on the line.” In Yansha Outlets, a citizen who is buying clothes for the grandson told reporters that do not know the country has this standard I didn’t pay attention to this information. “I really have to pay attention to it after all. After all, the health of children is the most important thing.”