EU Restrictions On The Use Of Fumaric Acid Two Methyl Ester Quanzhou Shoes And Clothing Exports To Actively Respond To The Ban

The European Union issued the Government Gazette, promulgated the (EU) No 412/2012 European Commission regulations, and added two methyl fumarate into the list of annex 17 substances of the REACH code, sixty-first. The regulations were formally implemented in June 4th, and the EU Member States unconditionally converted it into their own laws, limiting the use of two methyl fumarate within the EU.

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The export of clothing and other products has an impact, and relevant enterprises should actively take measures to deal with them.

Fumaric acid two methyl ester is usually used as a moistureproof bag to play an antiseptic and mildew proof effect in products. It is often used in the production, storage and pportation of leather, footwear and textiles.

Inhalation, ingestion or contact with human body can cause irritation and injury to the skin, eyes and upper respiratory tract.

In the light of

Harm to the human body, in 2009, the European Union

The amount of fumaric acid methyl ester in the products or product parts that circulated in the past year was issued a one year restriction Prohibition (2009/251/EC directive). From 2009 to January 2012, the European Union issued three orders to extend the validity period of the restricted injunction until March 15, 2013.

According to the EU No 412/2012 Ordinance, the content of two methyl ester of fumaric acid in any component of articles and articles should not exceed 0.1mg/kg, and the content of any two fumaric acid in the articles and articles exceeds 0.1mg/kg and shall not be placed in the market.

Quanzhou is the main export base of footwear and clothing in China.

According to statistics, in 2012 1-5, the Quanzhou inspection and Quarantine Bureau inspected 8104 batches of all kinds of garments, 188 million dollars, 9648 shoes and 343 million dollars.

To this end, Quanzhou inspection and Quarantine Bureau will urge enterprises to strengthen quality management, and strengthen the detection of the content of fumaric acid two methyl ester in export light textile products and any of them, effectively ensuring that the content of two methyl ester of fumaric acid is 100%, not exceeding the standard.

At present, the national footwear inspection center and the Key Laboratory of National Textiles detection, which have been built in Quanzhou, can provide relevant technical support and guarantee for export shoes and clothing enterprises.

The Quanzhou inspection and Quarantine Bureau reminded relevant export enterprises to attach great importance to the latest requirements of the decree, learn relevant standards in time, strictly abide by the EU two methyl ester directive, strengthen the monitoring and control of the raw materials, especially the desiccant preservatives, and take full account of the DMF limitation requirements and other details of potential risks in the design and production process, and actively improve the production process to ensure that the export products meet the relevant requirements of the importing country.