What Parents Don'T Know Is That Children Under 3 Wear Class A Clothes.

When parents buy clothes, they should see clearly infants and young children.

These key points on the cards.

1. safety technology is classified as class a 2., printed with baby products, and 3. labels are marked on GB18401-2010.

"I didn't know before, buying clothes for infants and young children also depends on category B!" most parents who have seen this hot topic of micro-blog have similar sighs.

Yesterday, @ People's daily, @ CCTV news and other micro-blog forwarded the "JINGWAH times" report on children's clothing market chaos, suspected of illegal clothing brands are familiar with H&M,

And so on.

exposure

The new national standard has been implemented for 2 years, but children's wear identification is still not standardized.

According to the JINGWAH times, since August 1, 2012, the national basic safety technical specification for textile products (GB18401-2010) has been fully enforced as a new national standard.

According to the new national standard, clothing is divided into three safety levels: A, B and C. It is clear that only class a products can be used for infants and young children. Clothing directly contacting the skin should meet the technical requirements of B products. Clothes that are not directly exposed to the skin should meet the requirements of category C products.

Compared with the old national standard released in 2003, the new national standard extends the age range of "infant clothing" to 3 years old, and the applicable range of height and size is raised to 100 centimeters.

The new national standard also stipulates that the product label should be marked with the implementation standard of the product, and the safety technology category should be indicated.

Taking infant clothing as an example, because the national standard must comply with the most stringent category a safety technical requirements, the words "infant products", "a class" and "GB18401-2010" should appear on the labels of such clothing.

However, the JINGWAH Times reporter visited the market and found that there are many problems in the children's clothing market. Apart from the formaldehyde and pH values that consumers can't directly judge by the naked eye, even the most basic product labels have many irregularities, such as: the new national standard has been implemented for two years, but there are still product signs in 2003.

investigation

H&M there are some problems in the identification of individual children's clothes.

As the JINGWAH times mentioned in the report, H&M,

And other well-known brands are also suspected of violations. The Chongqing Morning Post reporter went to H&M, the Mixc's UNIQLO, two stores selling infant clothing products yesterday.

In the H&M store of Sun Moon center, children's wear exhibition area is larger.

A press survey found that there were problems in the "implementation standard" column: almost all printed "GB18401", rather than "GB18401-2010".

Some experts believe that the practice of marking the national standard year is a problem in itself. Because the old national standard "GB18401-2003" in 2003 also started with "GB18401", it is impossible to judge whether its implementation is new national standard or old national standard.

An in-depth investigation found that H&M children's clothing with age of not more than 24M (24 months) or 2Y (2 years old) had been marked correctly in two categories of safety technology and usage.

The 2-4 year old children's clothing is not standardized: a model 110/56 (height / chest circumference) and a 2-4 year old knitted jacket marked "baby products" and "class a"; but the same type and the same age section of another knitted jacket only labeled "B".

Since the 2-4 year old age group contains 2-3 year old infant category, it should be in accordance with the requirements of the new national standard to achieve class a criteria, rather than the B class.

UNIQLO stores in the Mixc do not have children's clothing, but there is no problem in classifying and labeling.

Reporters noted that all the signs "Executive Standards" have a complete "GB18401-2010" word; and the size of infants and young children under 100 centimeters of clothing, all printed with "baby products" and "a" words.

It is worth mentioning that the clothing products displayed in UNIQLO's infant products area are covered by plastic bags on the outer layer of the products.

Plastic bags are specially sealed with labels, except for the "do not open" warning words on the label, and seal the reason. "In order to prevent formaldehyde from intruding and protect the skin of infants, please do not remove the merchandise from the bag."

Mother and child shop beside the plot, a lot of substandard products.

In the vicinity of a residential area in Chongqing Road, there are nearly 10 baby shop stores scattered around 00, most of which sell children's clothing.

According to the insiders, children's clothing is the most profitable product among children and children. Everyone wants to sell some, but because of seasonal factors, children's clothing is one of the most risky products.

In one of the children's clothing stores, the Chongqing Morning Post reporter saw that many children's labels were not standard. They only marked the length and size of the children's clothing.

The reporter asked the clerk about the situation, the other side is not clear, and their shop has been open for four or five years, the clothes are all right.

In another brand shop, underwear is mostly a class identification, but in 2Y~3Y (two to three years old) stage, personal clothing becomes B.

The clerk said that some clothes may be goods in the past few years, their shops are discount stores, so they have not been changed.

Present situation

Some parents only look at pure cotton and do not know a class B.

The reporter interviewed 10 parents who were under the age of 3 at random. The results were astonishing: almost none of them knew the new national standard of textiles, nor did they ever hear of choosing products that meet the safety requirements of category A for infants under 3 years of age.

Mr. Wang, who is 27 years old, has a baby who is under one year old. He said he usually buys clothes for his baby in a large infant shop. "It's usually based on experience and feeling that cotton is the best choice."

Mr. Wang said he did not know what the security technology requirements of A, B and C were.

Ms. Zhang, who chose the birthday gift for H&M, a 3 year old niece, was surprised when she heard the reporter's questions.

She admitted that she had just got married and had no baby, so she had no experience in buying clothes for infants and young children. "Before paying attention to the signs, I bought a dress for my niece last year. I just picked up a size suitable for her. I didn't look at the label at all."