Vietnam Has Implemented New Standards For Formaldehyde And Aromatic Amines In Textiles Since July.

The Ningbo inspection and Quarantine Bureau announced today that in June 30th, Vietnam's Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued the 37/2015/TT-BCT announcement in November 2015 officially ended, and exported to Vietnam from July 1st. textile in formaldehyde And azo dyestuff The content of aromatic amines must meet the new limit requirements.

According to the new regulation, the textiles sold on the Vietnamese market, except for untreated yarn and wool germ materials, are available for children under 36 months of age. The formaldehyde residue should be less than 30mg/kg (mg / kg). The formaldehyde residue should be less than 75mg/kg. The formaldehyde residue should be less than 300mg/kg, and the residual amount of aromatic amines in textiles should not exceed 30mg/kg.

It is worth noting that other national certificates and ecological labels, such as Oeko-Tex etc., are available for document verification and cannot be used as a voucher for meeting Vietnamese standards.

It is understood that formaldehyde and banned azo dyes are common harmful chemicals in textiles. If there is excessive formaldehyde in textiles, the direct contact of skin can cause dermatitis, stains and so on. Regular inhalation of a small amount of formaldehyde can cause chronic poisoning and other symptoms. Some dyes containing azo dyes will form carcinogenic aromatic amine compounds after long term contact with human skin, inducing human diseases.

Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the end of 2006, and was also a member of China ASEAN Free Trade Area. Because of its relatively low labor cost and location advantages, it has attracted textile enterprises from China, Korea, Japan and France. Vietnam's textile and garment industry is not balanced, clothing production is large and exports to Europe and the United States are large, but upstream fabrics mainly rely on imports, especially from China.

Textile has been a key export product of Ningbo, and it has been exported to more than 100 countries and regions in the world. In 2015, the export volume exceeded 3 billion 400 million US dollars. According to the European Union RAPEX bulletin, as of May this year, many export children's clothing and gloves were recalled because they contained azo dyes that release aromatic amines. The inspection and Quarantine Department reminded the vast majority of textile export enterprises to learn and understand the relevant directive requirements of the exporting countries in a timely manner, provide qualified textiles in strict accordance with the new requirements, strengthen technological research and development, improve product production processes, strengthen quality control, foster new competitive advantages, pay attention to market dynamics, enhance risk prevention capabilities, and avoid losses due to changes in policies and regulations and market fluctuations.