The Quality And Detection Of Bedding For Infants And Young Children By Expert Of Fiber Inspection

Baby bed products are mainly used for infants under 36 months old. They sleep longer each day. Choosing safe, comfortable and beautiful bedding is very important.

What are the special quality requirements of bedding for infants and adults compared with adult bedding? What are the problems to be noticed in the inspection? Please interpret this issue for you.

Li Sheng Zhen

Deputy director of Nantong Fiber Inspection Institute, textile inspection expert

1. what are the products of infant bedding specifically?

Answer: bedding mainly refers to bedding items used for infants under 36 months and below, including bedsheets, quilts, quilts, pillows, pillowcases, cushions, cushion covers, bed covers, mattress covers, scarf and other products.

At present, the materials sold on the market are mainly divided into two categories: weaving and knitting.

2. what are the basis for testing baby bedding at home and abroad?

Answer: the standard of baby bed testing is not completely consistent at home and abroad. The current domestic standards are mainly GB/T 33734 - 2017, woven baby bedding, FZ/T 73025 - 2013, infant knitting.

Foreign countries mainly have the ASTM F1917 - 2012 "safety code for baby products and accessories" (Standard Consumer Safety Performance Speci cation cation for Infant Bedding Infant), and the European Union product safety committee has also passed relevant bills for new safety standards for bedding for infants and young children.

3. what are the important quality indicators?

Answer: the quality of baby bed is mainly embodied in the aspects of internal quality, appearance quality and process quality, of which the internal quality is more important, including safety performance and other physical and chemical properties.

For example: GB/T 33734 - 2017 "woven baby bedding" standard safety performance assessment project covers almost all GB GB 18401 - 2010 national textile product basic safety technical specification and GB 31701 - 2015 "infant and child textile product safety technical specification" two quality standards, including pH value, formaldehyde content, decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine.

Heavy metals, two phthalate esters, combustion properties, metallic foreign bodies, tensile strength of accessories, sharp edges and color fastness should be emphasized.

4. according to your experience, what are the common quality problems of bedding for infants and young children?

A: from the monitoring data of infant and young children's products over the past years, the common quality problems are mainly divided into two categories, one is the unqualified safety index, the other is the pH value, formaldehyde content, decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dye and so on, and the other is internal quality unqualified, such as color fastness, attachment tensile strength, sharp edges and so on, which do not meet the standard requirements.

5. what are the causes of these problems?

A: the main reason is that some enterprises are weak in quality and safety, and do not start from the characteristics of infants and young children. They only change the size of adult bed products, but neglect the ability of infants to move easily, but do not have the ability to identify threats. Two, some enterprises and dealers know little about product standards, and are not clear about what standards the products need to meet. When they are submitted, they only refer to the test reports of their counterparts. At the same time, in order to save the cost of testing, they pick up a few items at random to test, lack of pertinence, and regret when they fail to be punished after sampling inspection.

6. what problems should be noticed in laboratory testing of bedding for infants and young children?

Answer: at present, laboratory testing of baby bedding is mainly based on GB18401 - 2010 basic safety technical specification for national textile products, GB31701 - 2015 Safety Specification for infant and child textile products, GB/T 33734 - 2017, woven baby bedding, FZ/ T 73025 - 2013, infant knitted dress and so on.

The first two items are mandatory general standards, and the latter two are recommended product standards.

Technically speaking, most laboratories have the corresponding testing ability. Only the corresponding detection methods should be selected in different products such as heavy metals, phthalate esters, combustion properties, metal foreign bodies and so on. When the critical value occurs, parallel samples will be added to ensure that the final result is accurate and accurate. Two

In addition, when judging the conformity of product quality, we should distinguish between the same project quality indicators in different standards, such as inconsistent technical requirements, which is more important and should be treated with caution.

For example, the inspection result of wet rubbing fastness of a dark baby bedding is 2~3 grade. According to GB 31701 - 2015 class a requirements, it can be determined to meet the requirements. However, according to the GB/T 33734 - 2017 standard, the final result should be judged according to the product grade indicated by the product.

7. what are the characteristics of good quality bedding for infants and young children?

Answer: good bedding for infants and young children, from the appearance, the quality of infant bed products should be packed intact, certificates (instructions), and durability labels all together, and the contents should comply with the relevant standard requirements.

For example:

The content, specification, type, grade, execution standard and washing instruction should be clearly marked.

At the same time, a good product should meet the needs of "three senses", visual comfort and harmony of colors, which is conducive to the growth of infants and young children. The touch is comfortable and smooth, and should not have sharp edges and sharp edges. The accessories should have tensile strength; the smell is fresh, and there should be no pungent odor.