Exported to the United States children's sleepwear flame retardant unqualified lead attention

Recently, the Wujiang Inspection and Quarantine Bureau discovered that the flame-retardant properties of the fabrics of American children's pajamas exported by an enterprise in the jurisdiction were not qualified. This news leads us to a very noteworthy quality product – children’s pajamas. Children's pajamas are a small category of pajamas, while pajamas are a category of home wear, and homewear is a small category in clothing. Although it is a very small category in clothing, its quality and safety impact on people is very large, even exceeding our imagination.

Children must wear pajamas to sleep. It is well known that people spend a third of their lives in their sleep. For children, when they are in a long body, they need more sleep.

The quality of sleep is also very necessary. Scientific research shows that good quality sleep not only can eliminate fatigue, restore energy, save energy in the body, but also can enhance the immune system, promote the learning process, promote wound healing, and promote growth. If the children sleep soundly and have a continuous sleep, their body's secretion during the deep sleep phase will increase significantly.

Having good sleep quality, besides having good mood, it is very important to wear during sleep. In general, pajamas should have a relaxed style, a soft texture, and a soft color in order to give good quality sleep to children with a long body. In general, people's emotions have a direct impact on sleep, and wearing a comfortable and comfortable pajamas will make children feel good and help them have a better sleep.

Keeping children safe asleep is a big challenge for the family. Authoritative child sleep experts point out that the quality of sleep not only directly affects the health and development of children, it is also vital for the entire family. If the baby refuses to fall asleep on time, it will definitely affect the sleep of all the family members. Helping your baby sleep better also means helping his family sleep well all night while also helping their baby grow and develop. The family who have ample sleep and a good mood will stay away from the irritation and irritability caused by the declining quality of sleep.

However, some children’s parents are controversial about whether children should wear pajamas when they are sleeping. In the mall, children's pajamas are not selling well. Most parents believe that it is not necessary to buy pajamas for children. “Children grow up fast, and it's too much trouble to buy pyjamas. Generally, they use ordinary Qiu Yi instead.” A mother named Li told the author. Qiu Yi is a close-fitting garment. In order to tie it with the outer garment, the collar and cuffs are tightly designed, which is very unfavorable to the children's blood circulation during sleep. This is particularly unfavorable to the growth of children in the long physical period.

Another argument is more controversial, that is, some parents think that children should "naked sleep." They said that on the one hand nakedness removes the binding of clothing on the body, giving people a sense of unfettered comfort; on the other hand increases the skin and air contact surface, is conducive to blood circulation and secretion of sebaceous glands, sweat glands, so naked Sleep helps to relax and eliminate fatigue. This theory seems to be completely feasible in theory, but it is unrealistic to sleep naked in light of the actual sleep of children. Generally speaking, children always get up and go to the toilet during the night. Imagine wearing clothes at this time, it may appear too late, and it is easy for a naked body to get out of bed and catch a cold. At the same time, the phenomenon of children playing quilt is more common, if not stamped in time, but put on pajamas, how many can make him a little less common cold.

Analyzing these we found that it is more scientific to let children sleep in pajamas. In order to ensure the child's sleep quality, children must wear pajamas to sleep.

Many countries introduced children's pajamas and flame retardant standard topics Back to the article mentioned in the article Wujiang Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in the jurisdiction of a company exporting American children's pajamas fabric testing found that the fabric's flame retardant performance failed. It is understood that the CPSC stipulates that children's pajamas must meet the regulations of 16CFR1615 and 1616. That is, after the fabrics of children's pajamas are tested by the vertical method, the average length of damage of five samples is not more than 17.8cm. The length of individual samples is damaged. Not more than 25.4cm, afterburning time is less than 10 seconds. In addition, the United States also stipulates that children's clothing should be accompanied by a durable label, and the label should indicate that certain reagents or treatments will cause the flame retardancy to decrease.

The United States flame-retardant safety regulations specify three levels of combustion for textiles. Grade 1 is a general combustion characteristic, grade 2 is a medium combustion characteristic, and grade 3 is a rapid, intense combustion. Such textiles are considered dangerously flammable and are considered in trade due to the rapid and intense burning of such textiles. Not suitable for clothing, especially children's pajamas, the burning rate is too fast or melted after burning, easily lead to children burns, burns, and even life-threatening.

There are many countries that have clearly defined the flame retardant properties of children's sleepwear. In order to reduce the fire accidents caused by the flammability of textiles, and the resulting harm to human life and property safety. In the United Kingdom, the Burning Pajamas Burning Performance BSEN14878 Regulations have been amended and came into force in November 2008. The new standard is complementary to the UK “Pajama (Safety) Regulations 1985” and “General Product Safety Regulations” and has become a common building for the protection of pajamas for children. A threshold for performance.

It is reported that the British version of the revised BSEN14878 standard puts forward more and stricter requirements on the flammability standards of children's sleepwear. The new standard products cover a wide range of categories and extensions. They will apply to pajamas for children and adults up to the age of 13 years, as well as all baby clothes, while the previous old standards cover only pajamas and pajama fabrics worn by children from birth to 14 years old.

Compared with the old standard, BSEN14878 has two changes: First, the test method to assess the combustion characteristics has changed, and the labeling requirements have also changed; Second, contains a toxicity assessment for all applications of flame retardants. These two changes further clarify the responsibility of manufacturers, retailers, and exporters for products, which are also not explicitly specified in the "General Product Safety Regulations."

New Zealand also has clear rules on the flame retardancy of children's sleepwear. The standard for children's pajamas to be exported to New Zealand will become higher and higher. According to the New Zealand Department of Consumer Security, from August 2008, New Zealand used white, orange, red and several other color labels to distinguish the material classification of children's pajamas and their ability to withstand fire hazards. The official date for the implementation of the new labeling legislation is April 1, 2009.

According to the new label regulations, the white "low fire risk" label is only applicable to clothing of lower fire hazard clothing, while most of the ordinary high-risk material cotton, velvet fabric children's sleepwear will carry an orange label with the words "Warning: Choose Fit The non-heating or flame-retardant pajamas to reduce the risk of fire”, the striking red color “Warning: High fire risk, away from fire” label still applies to children's pajamas made of high-risk fabrics.

It is necessary to pay more attention to the safety and awareness of children's pajamas in our country. In 2007, media in New Zealand focused on the incidents of the burning of pajamas on children dressed in Chinese pajamas due to the proximity to natural gas heaters. Because of their “low fire risk” on their pajamas, they accused the Chinese-made pajamas from failing to meet the standards. Although the results of the New Zealand government’s “Commercial Committee” survey showed that children’s sleepwear meets safety standards, it reflects a reality that the flame retardant function of children’s pajamas is a necessary function.

Although China's clothing for infants and children and shirts and pajamas have been included in the statutory inspection list since January 1, 2009, the degree of emphasis on the safety of children's pajamas has yet to be improved compared with European and American countries. In particular, the vast majority of consumers, very few people know that children's pajamas must reach a certain degree of flame retardant standards.

Visit the children's pajamas on the market, the author found that the material of children's pajamas are generally the following: cotton, modal, coral velvet, Lycra cotton, bamboo fiber. The common feature of these materials is a comfortable feel. When parents purchase these children's pajamas, they usually only ask for materials, and almost no consumer thinks of the safety issues such as flame-retardance of children's pajamas.

When interviewed by parents of some children, static electricity is an issue that most parents consider when purchasing. "All children's clothes are preferably cotton. It feels more comfortable and safer for children's pajamas than cotton. It is also not easy to use static electricity." The parents of a Han surnamed child told the author. During a visit to the mall, a salesman told the author that winter pajamas in coral fleece sold well. "Our brand of coral fleece children's pajamas has undergone some electrostatic treatment, the texture is also very soft, and winter wears warmer, parents are very willing to buy. Children's pajamas to be fire-retardant? Do not know" shopping guide face the author proposed children's pajamas should be The problem of flame retardant looked blank.

The author interviewed Ms. Wang, who purchased children's pajamas, in the children's clothing zone of Xidan Shopping Mall in Beijing. Asked about the purchase of attention, she said: "Feeling comfortable, the brand is not bad, the price is appropriate, it can be flame retardant? This issue has not been considered."

"In terms of the safety of children's knitted garments, our consumers' awareness is relatively weak compared with European and American countries. At the same time, we still have a long way to go in standardizing children's pajamas." Deputy Secretary, China Knitting Industry Association Long Jingjing told the author.