Buying new clothes for children for the New Year is a good wish of all parents. However, the news that unqualified children are disguised as life-killing weapons has stung the nerves of the public again and again.
According to media reports, on the eve of the New Year in 2021, when a 2-year-old child in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, played at home, the hat of the hooded cotton coat he was wearing hooked the handle of the electric vehicle next to him, and his neck was strangled by the collar pulled higher by the zipper, and unfortunately he suffocated to death.
The reporter combed and found that the clothing-related standards require that "the lower stop of the zipper is not obviously crooked, and there must be no pulling head stuck on the upper stop and lower stop when pulling the pull together." ”
Children's clothing standards have more detailed requirements for zippers. According to the "Implementation Code for the Design and Production of Children's Clothing to Improve Machinery Safety" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Code"), "When the zipper touches the skin, it is advisable to use a plastic zipper with a plastic upper and lower stop point instead of a claw metal stop point." At the same time, "it is advisable to use a fabric zipper with an inner welt on the face and neck." ”
"The requirement that the zipper contains an inner welt is to avoid direct contact with the skin to reduce the risk of hooking or abrasion." Dong Xianmin (pseudonym), a relevant standard expert in the textile industry, said in an interview with the Future Network reporter, "Whether it is a zipper to the neck or a zipper to the head hat, the position where the zipper and the skin are in contact should be covered with fabric." ”
The zipper issue was not taken seriously enough
The future network reporter noted that although the "implementation specification" has clear requirements for the use of zippers for children's pants, such as "the placket area of boys' pants aged 7 and below should not use functional zippers, you can consider using pants structure instead, such as adhesive belt placket, false placket or elastic belt." "The zippered placket of boys' pants should be designed with an inner cover at least 20mm wide, covering the zipper opening and sewing the zipper opening along the bottom of the placket." It is advisable to use plastic zippers to reduce the degree of injury caused by clamping accidents. ”
However, at present, society does not pay enough attention to zippers, especially in terms of tops. On the market, some children's clothing zippers can not only be pulled to the top of the hat, but also the position where the zipper is in contact with the skin does not increase the fabric welt, there is a risk of pinching children.
For example, "Spider-Man", "Salted Egg Superman" and other cartoon hooded coats that are popular with children, after the clothing zipper is fully pulled, it will wrap the entire head in it, which may cause the baby to breathe or even suffocate; some children's clothing has no protection settings at the top of the zipper, and the zipper will be stuck in the neck if it is pulled too high.
The picture is screenshot from the official Weibo of the People's Daily Network
In this regard, Dong Xianmin said that the existing specifications for children's clothing zippers stipulate that the inside of the head and neck and face should be applied to prevent skin clipping, but it is true that it is not explicitly stated that "the zipper cannot be used on the head". He suggested improving the relevant standards and adding "do not design clothing with a zipper that can be pulled to the face/head" in the children's clothing safety design code standard.
The rope problem has been repeatedly prohibited
Comparatively speaking, everyone pays more attention to the problem of the standard of the rope belt of children's clothing.
According to the requirements of the "Technical Specifications for the Safety of Infant and Children's Textile Products" (hereinafter referred to as the "Technical Specifications"), the head and neck of the clothing of infants and children under 7 years of age are not allowed to have any rope belts; the length of the rope belt fixed at the waist should not exceed 360 mm from the fixing point, and should not exceed the bottom edge of the garment; the textile accessories should not have reachable sharp tips and sharp edges; and the sharp objects such as metal needles are not allowed on infant and children's textile products.
However, although the state has introduced technical specifications and clear normative requirements for the rope on children's clothing, it has not attracted enough attention from children's clothing manufacturers, and there are still many enterprises that do not comply with the regulations.
Recently, the market supervision departments in many places across the country have still found that many children's clothing obviously does not meet the norms in market research, including many famous children's clothing brands.
The picture shows that many children's clothing sold on the market have rope straps at the collar. Source Nanning Shanglin Procuratorate official Wei
A number of children's clothing products are not qualified Disney, three guns, Uniqlo and other brands on the list
On January 27, the juvenile prosecution department of the Shanglin Procuratorate in Nanning, Guangxi Province, found in the investigation of the children's clothing stores under its jurisdiction that among the children's clothing stores that were randomly inspected, there were problems of product quality and safety hazards in different degrees in the sale of children's clothing, among which the children's clothing had a rope belt on the neck, a rope with a free end, and a rope belt extending from the fixed point to the bottom edge of the clothing. Moreover, there are more such children's clothing on the market.
The picture shows the juvenile prosecution department of the Shanglin Procuratorate in Nanning, Guangxi Province, conducting an investigation in the children's clothing stores under its jurisdiction. Source Nanning Shanglin Procuratorate official Wei
Coincidentally, recently, the quality monitoring report of children's clothing released by the market supervision departments in many places shows that a number of children's clothing products are unqualified, including many well-known brands.
On January 19, the "Beijing Children's Clothing Product Quality Supervision and Random Inspection Results Announcement" released by the official website of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision showed that 9 groups of children's clothing products were unqualified. Among them, the well-known brand B. DUCK was on the list, and its jeans were sampled to be unqualified for "pH and moisture-resistant friction color fastness"; Disney also had two batches of products on the list due to unqualified products, which were detected as unqualified for "fiber composition and content, accessories requirements (rope straps), other requirements", etc., and its manufacturers were Shanghai Sangun (Group) Co., Ltd.
The picture is from the official website of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision
Recently, the market supervision department of Fengtai District in Beijing also notified 14 groups of unqualified children's clothing, including HEA, Uniqlo, Nicole Babe and B. Duck, POLO SPOR and other brands. The main quality problems of the product are the safety requirements of the rope belt, the color fastness of dry friction resistance, the color fastness of moisture friction resistance, and the product instructions that do not meet the relevant standard requirements.
B. Duck and Disney brand children's clothing has repeatedly been on the "black list" of unqualified quality
The reporter combed and found that B. DUCK and Disney's products have been on the "black list" of unqualified product quality many times.
According to the "Hainan Provincial Circulation Market Children's Shoe Product Quality Supervision and Random Inspection Results in the Second Half of 2020" released by the Hainan Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, the B.DUCK1 batch of basketball shoes was detected to exceed the phthalate project.
In addition, in the supervision and random inspection of the quality of children's footwear products in the third quarter of 2020 issued by the Guangzhou Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, the B.DUCK1 batch of casual shoes produced by Lixun Group was also detected as unqualified "phthalate" (plastic plasticizing, which can interfere with the endocrine system).
Disney has been named more often for product quality issues. According to incomplete statistics, in 2021, products with the trademark "Disney" have been on the "black list" 5 times.
In October 2021, two long-sleeved T-shirts sold by Disney affiliate Shanghai International Theme Park Co., Ltd. were unqualified and fined 200,000 yuan.
In August 2021, the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Market Supervision and Administration conducted a sampling inspection of 30 batches of towels, showing that 3 batches were unqualified, including a batch of bibs with the trademark "Disney" and the unqualified items as logos.
In June 2021, the Guangdong Provincial Municipal Supervision Bureau issued a notice of supervision and random inspection of the quality of children's clothing, shoes, hats and jewelry products, among which the unqualified products included Brands such as Disney.
A number of problem children's clothing were recalled
The future network reporter combed and found that in addition to the unqualified quality of some children's clothing brand products, some children's clothing products were recalled due to quality problems or safety hazards.
The reporter learned from the website of the Hebei Provincial Defective Product Recall Management Center that the children's clothing products produced by the Liangyu Garment Processing Factory in Luancheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, did not meet the requirements of the GB31701-2015 standard in the production process, and there was an unreasonable danger that endangered the safety of people and property, so the recall of children's clothing products manufactured during May 2021 involved a number of 46 pieces.
According to tonight's news, the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision has also recently recalled some children's clothing products, mainly including 100-type children's clothing tops (coats) produced by Huaining Zhiyue E-commerce Co., Ltd., Allo&lugh/100/52 and 110/56 B/B dresses produced by Zero to Seven Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and children's clothing (two-piece sets) products with brands/models of 1850 produced by Hebei Ripeng Garment Co., Ltd.
Parents can't just look at the appearance when they buy children's clothing
Nowadays, e-commerce shopping is becoming more and more common, and on the eve of the Spring Festival, many parents buy children's clothes for their children through online shopping.
"Buy clothes online, can't touch, can't see the material, can only look at the appearance of the picture, mainly to see whether the color style is your favorite." Parent Zhong Yi told the Future Network reporter, "Sometimes, the size of the model of the clothing target is not necessarily accurate. ”
Once, Zhong Yi bought two sets of autumn pants for the child on an e-commerce platform, one of which looked very comfortable, and the price of the other set was 30 yuan more expensive, but after buying it back, he found that its material was chemical fiber, and the child wore it when he went to physical education class, and he felt particularly uncomfortable when he sweated.
A bao mama Lin Yi who sells children's clothing told the future network reporter that when parents buy children's clothing, the first choice is still the appearance style, and then the price, few parents carefully check the tag or label on the logo description.
According to Lin Yi, she has never encountered parents who question or mind the rope around the collar and refuse to buy.
An industry insider who did not want to be named told the future network reporter that it is recommended that parents buy children's clothing for their children, in addition to considering the appearance style and price factors, they should pay more attention to the category of children's clothing tag logo and children's clothing logo (according to the new national standard, infant and young children's clothing must be marked with the words "infant products" or "A class"; B is a product that can contact the skin; C is a product that cannot directly contact the skin), try to buy children's clothing products with complete logos; try to choose clothes with lighter colors, especially clothes that are close to the body. Prevent over-added stains from being harmful to health; don't buy odorous children's clothing.
He also stressed that when buying clothes for children under 7 years old or infants, it is necessary to avoid choosing clothing with a rope belt on the head and neck, because the rope belt on the head and neck of children's clothing may cause accidental injury to children who are hooked by objects around them during activities, or suffocate after the rope belt is mistakenly applied to the neck to protect the safety of children.
Author | Future Network reporter Li Yingying
Source: Future Network