In August administrations for industry and commerce and bureau of quality and technical supervision issued the results of apparel, home textile, bag, and footwear quality supervision. This spot check was conducted according to GB 18401-2010 ‘National general safety technical code for textile products’ , GB 5296.4-2012 ‘Instruction for use of products of consumer interest-Part 4: Textile and apparel’ , GB 20400-2006 ’Leather and fur-limit of harmful matter’, GB 18383-2007 ‘General technical requirements for products with filling materials’ , GB/T 29862-2013 ‘Textiles. Identification of fiber content’, GB 20400-2006 ‘Leather and fur. Limit of harmful matter’ GB 28011-2011 ‘Shanks for footwear’, nominal product standards, local standard and CCGF.

The result summarised below:

Product category	Supervision and inspection organization	Total   batches	Unqualified batches	Unqualified items
Infants and children textile products	Xinjiang Administration for Industry & Commerce	39	21	labeling, accessory, tensile strength, safety of children’s clothing, pH value, formaldehyde, fiber content
Infants textile products	Chengdu Administration for Industry & Commerce	—	20	labeling, pH value, fiber content, formaldehyde
Children textile products	Liaoning Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision	20	0	—
Children textile products	Anshan Administration for Industry & Commerce	25	6	labeling, fiber content, formaldehyde, pH value, color fastness
School uniforms of primary and secondary students	Guangdong Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision	300	39	pH value, fiber content, labeling, color fastness
Casual clothes	Xinjiang Administration for Industry & Commerce	70	27	fiber content, labeling, pH value, formaldehyde, color fastness
Women’s wear	Guangdong Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision	310	149	labeling, fiber content, pH value, color fastness, seam performance
Adult wear	Zhengzhou Administration for Industry & Commerce	12	9	color fastness, fiber content
Underwear	Xinjiang Administration for Industry & Commerce	20	7	fiber content
Women’s underwear	Guangdong Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision	300	35	labeling, fiber content, pH value, color fastness
Knitted underwear	Guangdong Administration for Industry & Commerce	120	48	fiber content, labeling, pH value
Home wear	Chengdu Administration for Industry & Commerce	—	67	pH value, color fastness, fiber content, labeling
Home wear	Guang dong Administration for Industry & Commerce Quality and Technical Supervision	150	67	labeling, fiber content, azo dye, pH value, color fastness, seam performance
Towel	Xinjiang Administration for Industry & Commerce	10	2	labeling, fiber content
Bedding	Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision	30	3	pH value, fiber content, filling material quality
Quilt with cotton wadding	Xinjiang Administration for Industry & Commerce	10	10	labeling
Swimming wear	Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision	31	3	fiber content, color fastness
Swimming wear	Liaoning Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision	20	0	—
Footwear	Xinjiang Administration for Industry & Commerce	40	22	Shank performance, labeling, flex resistance, abrasion resistance
Casual shoes	Guangdong Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision	100	6	Peeling off strength, color fastness, flex resistance
Schoolbag	Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision	30	18	shaking impact, seam strength
Handbag and travelling bag	Shanghai Administration for Industry & Commerce	40	10	shaking impact

Suggestions from CTI

Apparel, footwear and bags which are sold in China, shall not only meet the requirements of mandatory safety technical codes but also meet the quality requirements in product standards. Enterprises should understand how to choose China national standards and industry standards and meet their requirements. Conducting test before selling can help enterprises to make sure the product meets all requirements.