Results of China Market Textile and Footwear Spot Checks in Jan 2017
Vol. 952 | 24 Feb 2017
Bedding Articles
In January, the Guangxi, Qinghai Province Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce launched a province-wide special product quality supervision and inspection for bedding articles.
This spot check was conducted according to GB 18383-2007 "General technical requirements for products with filling materials" and GB18401 “National general safety technical code for textile products.” The key items inspected on these samples were formaldehyde, pH value, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to dry rubbing, colorfastness to saliva, fiber content and filling materials.
As a result of the inspection of 15 batches in the Guangxi Province, 3 batches failed.
Primary failed item: pH value
Casual Wear & Textiles
In January, the Shanghai AIC and Jiangsu Province Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for casual wear and textiles.
This spot check was conducted according to GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products."
The key items inspected on these samples were formaldehyde, pH value, banned Azo dyestuff, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to dry rubbing, label and fiber content.
The spot check inspected a total of 801 batches and 176 batches failed.
Primary failed items: pH value, colorfastness, fiber content and labelling
Footwear
In January, the Beijing AIC launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for footwear.
The spot check identified 35 failed batches of all footwear tested.
The failed items of this spot check were appearance, whole shoe flexing and steel hook hardness
For additional information please contact:
Shanghai Ms.Emma Guo
Tel: +86 21 6091 7604
emma.xy.guo@intertek.com
Guangzhou Ms.Liu Hui Li
Tel: +86 20 2820 9274
huili.liu@intertek.com
Tianjin Ms.Linda Zhang
Tel: +86 22 2385 7393
linda.zhang@intertek.com
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