GB 31701-2015 “Safety technical code for infants and children textile products” was carried out formally on the 1st of June. In order to make market steady, children’s wear that was produced before the 1st of June can be sold until the 31st of May 2018. Children’s wear produced after the 1st of June must meet the requirement of this safety technical code. Relevant enterprises should pay attention to this mandatory standard.
In June administrations for industry and commerce and bureau of quality and technical supervision issued the results of children’s wear, children’s footwear, adult’s clothing, leather shoes, leather bags 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 and nominal product standards.
The result summaries are as below:
| Product category | Supervision and inspection organization | Total batches | Unqualified batches | Unqualified items |
| Children’s wear | Guizhou Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 30 | 6 | Cords safety |
| Children’s footwear | Guizhou Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 15 | 3 | Metal content(Pb), Pull strength |
| Children’s footwear | Guangxi Administration for Industry & Commerce | 20 | 16 | Instruction, Abrasion resistance, Outsole hardness, Sensory quality |
| Children’s wear | Guangxi Administration for Industry & Commerce | 40 | 32 | Instruction, Sewing strength, Fibre content, pH value, Seam performance, Seat seam strength, Colour fastness to rubbing |
| Children’s wear | Zhejiang Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 50 | 17 | Fibre content, pH value, Colour fastness |
| Children’s footwear | Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 40 | 18 | Sensory quality, Outsole hardness, Colour fastness to rubbing, Safety performance, Shank, Flex resistance |
| Children’s wear | Jining Administration for Industry & Commerce | 44 | 20 | Fiber content, Instruction, Colour fastness to rubbing, pH value, Azo dye |
| Leather shoes | Shanxi Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 50 | 0 | — |
| Athletic shoes | Shanxi Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 50 | 0 | — |
| Leather bags | Shanxi Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 30 | 0 | — |
| Casual wear | Shanxi Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 50 | 1 | Colour fastness to rubbing |
| Women’s tops | Shanxi Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 20 | 6 | Fibre content, Colour fastness |
| Men’s trousers | Shanxi Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision | 20 | 2 | Fibre content |