New Rules For Lead Content In Children Exported To The United States

Reporters learned from the work that the United States imports to China. children The product is further restricted: from the 14 of this month, the United States market The upper limit of lead content for children's products manufactured and sold, including imported toys, children's clothing and so on, dropped sharply, from the original 300ppm to 100ppm (solution concentration unit, millionth specific concentration).

According to the introduction, the lead paint used on toys has a series of advantages such as bright color, durable, fast drying and low price (the price of lead-free paint is far below the price of its substitute organic pigment). For a long time, leaded paint has been widely used in toys, Children's wear Accessories. But lead paint is also hazardous, which is why the United States keeps lowering the standard ceiling of lead content such as toys.

"Safety standard The implementation of this will require toy manufacturers to substantially increase their investment in instrumentation, which will increase the enterprise's cost by 10%. Xu, director of a toy business in our city, said that Europe and the United States are the two largest markets for toy industry export in our city. This month is the Christmas season toys and gifts to our city. enterprise The peak period of the order, however, the implementation of this provision makes the toy industry in our city face a big challenge.

"90 thousand previous girls from Vietnam. clothing Recall by the United States is due to excessive lead content in clothing accessories. " Insiders remind enterprises that children's products must be inspected when they are factory, so as to reduce the risk of product recall.