Children'S Toys Were Exposed To Produce Two Sets Of Standard &Nbsp; "Poison Toys" Only Sold In China.

Recently, an international environmental protection agency announced a sampling survey. The plastic toys in the domestic market contain two phthalate esters which are harmful to children's health. It is reported that the European Union, the United States, Southeast Asia and other countries have banned the production and sale of toys containing that substance.
Reporter survey also found that a considerable number of color toys contain a variety of health hazards of excessive heavy metals, and there is also a large number of heavy metals in line with Chinese standards and beyond the European Union. standard Toys.

Some people in the industry have reported that there are two sets of standards for the production of children's toys by domestic enterprises. The standard of export is very high, and the paints and raw materials are harmless and harmless. dyestuff and raw material Is there any toxic toy inside and outside toy production that only hurts Chinese children?

Different views from inside and outside

@ standard:

In Europe and America and other countries and regions, o-benzoic acid two has been banned in children's products. There is no relevant requirement for the content of o-benzoic acid two esters in toys.

There are 19 kinds of restrictions on the specific heavy metals in toys in the EU. The national standard of toys in China only stipulates 8 kinds of heavy metals.

@ product:

Domestic toy enterprises produce high standard of export products, use non-toxic and harmless raw materials, while products sold in China are low in production standards and use low cost dyes and raw materials.

@ detection:

The EU and other countries are more concerned about the safety of toy products than chemical elements and heavy metals. The sampling inspection items of children's toys in China mainly include physical mechanical properties, combustion properties, chemical properties, signs and instructions for use, and do not involve heavy metals or other chemical substances.

Dangerous substance 1: o-phthalate two

Foreign countries have been banned.

Recently, an international environmental protection organization bought 30 samples of PVC toys in four major cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hongkong, including children's toys, children's playthings, children's swimming circles, baby swimming pools, etc., and sent them to an independent third party Laboratory for testing. It was found that 21 of the 30 products contained o-benzoic acid two, of which one green toy ball contained two of o-benzoic acid two.

According to experts from the Panyu inspection and quarantine department, although it is not clear that infant urine contains o-phthalate two is harmful to health, scientists believe that o-phenyl two formic acid may affect hormone secretion in fetuses and infants and lead to hormonal disorders, which can lead to precocious puberty, affect reproductive system and cause other health problems. Therefore, the European Union stipulates that the concentration of 6 classes of o-benzoic acid two formic acid in toys or children's care products should not exceed 0.1%.

But at present, China has no relevant regulations on the content of potentially dangerous chemicals in children's toys. According to the experts from Guangdong inspection and quarantine department, China has stipulated that the total content of DEHP, DBP and BBP of three kinds of o-benzoic acid two formate should not exceed 0.1%, and the sum of three other categories should not exceed 0.1%. However, there is no requirement for the content of o-benzoic acid two in toys.

According to industry sources, in domestic plastic toys, o-benzoic acid two esters exist widely, because the toy material added with this plasticizer is relatively low cost, generally 1400 yuan / ton, and does not contain the material of o-phenyl two formic acid plasticizer, the cost is 20 thousand yuan / ton. "Now artificial and international oil prices are high. In order to relieve pressure and save costs, some toy enterprises may use more than two phthalate plasticizer materials."

It has been pointed out that environmental hormones such as phthalate two have been banned in children's products in countries such as Europe and America. In February 2011, the EU put DEHP, DBP and BBP three kinds of o-phthalate two formates directly into the chemical elimination list.

"In China, there is no restriction on the content of o-benzoic acid two in toys, and there is little concern and discussion about the restrictions on the use and elimination of environmental hormones." The people concerned said so.

Guangzhou market visit

Most of recycled plastic toys are heavy metals.

Recently, a reporter visited Guangzhou Yide road toy wholesale city found that many toys sold here are not standardized. For example, some toy packaging is simply made of simple plastic bags, without labels, and no information about factories, factories, and so on. There is no 3C certification or QS logo. Some toys are not evenly distributed in color, and can be discolored by hand touch. They smell pungent. Some inferior plastic toys are very fragile.

"Many of the products produced by cottage toy factories are not safe." A toy manufacturer in Guangzhou revealed that most of the inferior toys were made of recycled plastic, which were mostly recycled plastic or mixed with other materials. The hardness and density of the toys were not enough and the impurities were more. The products produced were fragile.

"For children, fragile and fragile toys are dangerous. Broken plastic pieces will hurt children, and some small pieces can easily be swallowed by children." The person also pointed out that the most frightening thing is that recycled plastics contain a variety of toxic and harmful heavy metals, and most of the children's toys made of recycled plastic exceed the standard.

Many inferior toys are becoming invisible killer affecting children's physical and mental health and safety. According to the insiders, some toys are made of inferior plastic waste. In order to increase the toughness of plastics, plasticizers will be used. Toys need to use adhesives in the bonding process, and ink and pigments will be used in printing. These substances will release formaldehyde, benzene, phenol, methanol and other harmful substances.

For example, all kinds of paint or paint on the toy surface of building blocks, baby carriages, iron toys and so on, when the harmful metals such as lead, chromium, antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium and mercury exceed the standard, they will pose a threat to children's health. Taking lead as an example, when its content exceeds 2500mg/kg, it will bring great potential harm to children.

Hazardous substance two: heavy metals

Foreign key tests are widespread in China.

According to the introduction, the heavy metals contained in toys are relatively neglected by the industry and related departments. They are often ignored in routine official spot checks. According to experts, children's resistance is low, if long-term consumption of heavy metal containing foods, it is easy to deposit in the body. Once heavy metals enter the body, metabolism is very slow, which will endanger human health for a long time.

"The domestic toy testing standards are quite different from those of the European Union and other countries." According to Mr. Hou, general manager of Guangzhou Zhaohui Baby Products Co., the EU and other developed countries are more concerned about the safety of toy products than chemical elements and heavy metals. For example, for importing EU countries, suppliers are required to provide third party laboratory testing reports, including lead, cadmium and other heavy metals, and o-phenyl two formate content. But in domestic sales, the channel merchants do not look at the inspection of the third parties, but need to provide the inspection reports of the authority departments. Compared with the export inspection reports, the domestic inspection reports pay more attention to the physical performance, combustion performance, durable test and other indicators, and the domestic technical institutions generally do not check heavy metals.

I have consulted the quality inspection department of the General Administration of quality supervision and quarantine and some quality supervision departments of some provinces in recent years, and found that children's toys and children's products are random inspection items. They are mainly physical and mechanical properties, combustion properties, chemical properties, signs and instructions for use. They do not involve heavy metals and other chemical substances. Sampling inspection in children's car products involves physical elements, combustion performance, product labels and so on.

According to Mr. Su, the quality control department of Zhen Tai China Industrial Co., Ltd., the national standards for toys in China contain 8 kinds of heavy metals, including lead, cadmium and mercury, which are the same as the EU's heavy metal regulations for toys.

But now, the EU and the United States, Japan and other countries impose further regulations on heavy metals that endanger health and the environment. Mr. Su said that from July 20th this year, the EU will start implementing the most stringent EU toy safety directive in the history of the European Union. According to the latest directive, the EU's restrictions on specific heavy metals in toys increased from 8 to 19, and the restricted heavy metals such as aluminum and copper were increased, and the 66 kinds of allergenic aromatics were banned or restricted for the first time.

It is reported that the new toy safety regulations of the United States are also implementing new lead content standards this year, from the current 300PPM to 100PPM.