Overview
Recently the Beijing Municipal Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision conducted spot checks for 8 types of products, including children and infants clothing, wadding fibre products, wood furniture, resin emulsion coatings for interior walls, power cables, PVC insulated flexible wire, plastic and, paper packaging containers. 368 batches of products from 355 companies were checked. The results show that 28 batches of the product were substandard the defective products being 7.6% of those checked.
CTI Suggestion
The quality supervision department of the government conduct spot check randomly for product quality. CTI suggests manufacturers putting products onto the Chinese market, should control product’s quality and refer to relevant national requirements.
Random Check Details
Product Type | Total batches | Spot Check Items | Results |
Children and infants clothing | 13 | formaldehyde, pH value , carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes, etc. | qualified |
Wadding fibre products | 11 | formaldehyde, pH value, etc. | 1 batch: pH value disqualification |
Wood furniture | 120 | carpentry requirements, formaldehyde, heavy metal content etc. | 27 batches: carpentry requirements, formaldehyde, etc. |
Resin emulsion coatings for interior wall | 40 | VOC, free formaldehyde , heavy metals, etc. | qualified |
Power cable | 16 | average thickness of insulation, insulation thinnest thickness, etc. | qualified |
PVC insulated flexible wire | 30 | conductor resistance, insulation wire core voltage test, etc. | qualified |
Plastic packaging containers | 130 | evaporation residue, heavy metal, etc. | qualified |
Paper packaging container | 8 | lead, arsenic, fluorescent substances, evaporation residue etc. | qualified |