EU Intends To Limit Lead Content In Clothing And Footwear Products

< p > at the end of last month, the European Chemicals Authority launched public consultation on the lead content that limits the contents of articles or articles that can be put into the mouth of children. If the bill is passed smoothly, the EU will insert the restriction clause in Annex 17 of the chemicals registration, assessment, authorization and restriction regulation (REACH code). At that time, some of the consumer goods that lead to or equal to or exceed 0.05% of the total weight will not be put into the EU market. The upgrading of the lead regulation will affect the following products: < a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > clothing < /a > a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > shoes > shoes, shoes, accessories, interior decorations, sports and leisure products. < /p >
< p > a European security survey shows that children 6 to 36 months old often like to put their articles in their mouths, and the alloys, pigments and dyestuffs on the surface of the articles may all contain lead. Therefore, children can easily absorb excessive lead with chewing, thus leading to central nervous system damage, or leading to anemia, constipation, insomnia and other toxic symptoms. In the past, the European Union had no clear regulatory requirements for about 10% of the children's products that could easily be swallowed up, and the average lead concentration of these items reached about 1%. < /p >
< p > EU is the important output position of Ningbo's "a target=" _blank "href=" //www.sjfzxm.com/ "textile" /a "products, footwear, jewelry and other products. According to the latest statistics, in the first quarter of 2013, there were 7435 batches of textiles and clothing and footwear products exported to the EU by the Ningbo inspection and Quarantine Bureau, with a value of US $178 million, compared with the same period last year, the batches increased by 12.33%, and the value of goods increased by 8.65%. Export data far exceeded market expectations, indicating a good rebound after the weakening of the EU market last year. < /p >
< p > experts point out that in the production of < a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > dress < /a > footwear, decorations and other products, for the purpose of saving costs and improving the appearance of products, most enterprises often add lead elements in metal buttons, zippers, rivets, key buckles and other accessories, as well as metal colored polymer materials, textile polymer materials and other production materials. Lead has always been the top priority of heavy metals in various countries. The developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan have been developing new lead safety standards or upgrading the existing standards in recent years. < /p >
< p > in order to prevent products from being notified and recalled, Ningbo inspection and quarantine department suggests that enterprises should do well in coping with barriers. We should strengthen supplier management, implement the qualified supplier evaluation of spare parts, strictly control the procurement process of raw materials, and control the amount of harmful substances from the source of products. We should focus on controlling the scope, limit requirements and testing methods of the lead directive, pay attention to the key control points of export commodities, formulate strict technological transformation of production processes, clarify the quality assurance clauses, and strengthen product qualification testing to avoid heavy metal exceeding the standard due to improper production process control. < /p >