Results of China Market Textile and Footwear Spot Checks in August 2014
Vol. 786 | September 08, 2014
Swimwear
The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical supervision launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for swimwear. The spot check inspected 32 batches of samples; 8 batches were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products," FZ/T 73013-2010 "Knitted swimming suits" and related standards. The key items inspected on these samples were formaldehyde, pH value, AZO, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to dry rubbing, colorfastness to sea water, colorfastness to chlorinated pool water, colorfastness to light, stretch & recovery property, stretch & recovery property to chlorinated pool, fiber content.
Primary failed items: colorfastness to chlorinated pool water, colorfastness to light, fiber content and formaldehyde.
Children’s and Infant Apparel
The Guangzhou Consumers’ Commission launched a comparative test for children’s and infant apparel. The comparative test inspected 60 batches of samples; 16 batches were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products," GB 5296.4-1998 "Instructions for use of products of consumer interest - Part 4: Textiles and apparel" and related standards. The key items inspected on these samples were fiber content, formaldehyde, colorfastness to washing, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to rubbing, colorfastness to light, pH value, AZO, seam properties and label.
Primary failed items: fiber content, AZO, colorfastness, pH value, label and seam properties.
Swimwear (2)
The Jiangsu Province Bureau of Quality and Technical supervision launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for swimwear. The spot check inspected 40 batches of samples; 27 batches were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401 "National general safety technical code for textile products," GB 5296.4 "Instructions for use of products of consumer interest - Part 4: Textiles and apparel," FZ/T 73013-2010 "Knitted swimming suits" and related standards. The key items inspected on these samples were label, fiber content, formaldehyde, pH value, AZO, colorfastness to dry rubbing, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to light, colorfastness to washing, colorfastness to sea water, colorfastness to chlorinated pool water, stretch & recovery property, stretch & recovery property to chlorinated pool.
Primary failed items: colorfastness to light, stretch & recovery property, fiber content and label.
Leather Shoes and Athletic Footwear
The Dongying Administration for Industry & Commerce launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for leather shoes and athletic footwear. The spot check inspected 14 batches of leather shoes samples and 8 batches of athletic footwear samples; 3 batches of leather shoes and 2 batches of athletic footwear were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards QB/T 1002-2005 "Leather shoes," GB/T 15107-2005 "Athletic footwear," GB 20400-2006 "Leather and fur-Limit of harmful matter". The key items inspected on these samples were shoe size, appearance, peeling strength of upper and sole, upper pull out strength, flexing resistance, flexing resistance, adhesion of midsole and outsole, attachment strength of heel, formaldehyde and AZO.
Primary failed items: leather shoes – formaldehyde and flexing resistance; athletic footwear – shoe size and abrasion resistance.
Knitted T-shirts, Women’s and Men's Trousers, Shirts and Blouses
The Xi’an Bureau of Quality and Technical supervision launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for knitted T-shirts, women’s and men's trousers, shirts and blouses.
Products | Total batches | Unqualified batches | Pass rate | Inspected items | Unqualified items |
Knitted T-shirts | 34 | 2 | 94.1% | Fiber content, pH value, colorfastness to dry rubbing, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to perspiration | Fiber content |
Women’s and Men's Trousers | 48 | 3 | 93.8% | Fiber content, pH value, colorfastness to dry rubbing, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to perspiration | Fiber content, pH value |
Shirts and Blouses
| 27 | 2 | 92.6% | Fiber content, pH value, formaldehyde, colorfastness to dry rubbing, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to perspiration | Fiber content, colorfastness |
Apparel
The Quality and Technical supervision Bureau of Dalian launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for apparel. The spot check inspected 32 batches of samples; no batch was found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products," GB 5296.4-1998 "Instructions for use of products of consumer interest - Part 4: Textiles and apparel" and related standards. The key items inspected on these samples were fiber content, formaldehyde, pH value, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to dry rubbing, odor and AZO.
Children’s and Adult Garments
The Jilin Administration for Industry & Commerce launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for children’s and adult garments. The spot check inspected 56 batches of samples; 34 batches were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products," FZ/T 01053-2007 "Textiles-Designation of fiber content," GB/T 22849-2009 "Knitted T-shirt," GB/T 8878-2009 " Cotton knitted underwear" and related standards. The key items inspected on these samples were fiber content, colorfastness, formaldehyde and pH value.
Primary failed items: fiber content, colorfastness and pH value.
Silk Quilts
The Tianjin City Administration for Industry & Commerce launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for silk quilts. The spot check inspected 10 batches of samples; 4 batches were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products," GB 5296.4-1998 "Instructions for use of products of consumer interest - Part 4: Textiles and apparel" and GB/T 24252-2009 "Silk quilts". The key items inspected on these samples were label, formaldehyde, pH value, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to washing, colorfastness to rubbing, colorfastness to perspiration, fiber content, compression-recovery performance, filling weight tolerance, odor and AZO.
Primary failed items: filling weight tolerance and fiber content.
Sunglasses
The Tianjin City Administration for Industry & Commerce launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for sunglasses. The spot check inspected 10 batches of samples; 2 batches were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards QB 2457-1999 "Sunglasses" and GB 10810.3-2006 "Spectacle lenses and related eye wear-Part 3: Transmittance specifications and test methods." The key items inspected on these samples were defects and surface quality, difference of vertex power, difference of prismatic power, quality of assembly, luminous transmittance, mean transmittance (UV spectrum), chromaticity coordinates, traffic signal transmittance, surface quality of frame and label.
Primary failed items: luminous transmittance, mean transmittance (UV spectrum) and traffic signal transmittance.
Shirts and Blouses
The Jiangsu Province Bureau of Quality and Technical supervision launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for shirts and blouses. The spot check inspected 308 batches of samples; 61 batches were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products," GB 5296.4-1998 "Instructions for use of products of consumer interest - Part 4: Textiles and apparel," GB/T 2660-2008 "Shirts and blouses" and related standards. The key items inspected on these samples were label, AZO, formaldehyde, pH value, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to washing, colorfastness to light, colorfastness to rubbing, seam slippage and fiber content.
Primary failed items: pH value, seam slippage, colorfastness to rubbing, fiber content, label and AZO.
T-shirts
The Jiangsu Province Bureau of Quality and Technical supervision launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for T-shirts. The spot check inspected 169 batches of samples; 50 batches were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products," GB 5296.4-1998 "Instructions for use of products of consumer interest - Part 4: Textiles and apparel," GB/T 22849-2009 "Knitted T-shirt" and related standards. The key items inspected on these samples were label, AZO, formaldehyde, pH value, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to washing, colorfastness to light, colorfastness to rubbing, pilling and fiber content.
Primary failed items: formaldehyde, pH value, colorfastness to light, colorfastness to rubbing, colorfastness to washing, fiber content and label.
Skirts
The Jiangsu Province Bureau of Quality and Technical supervision launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for skirts. The spot check inspected 156 batches of samples; 59 batches were found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products," GB 5296.4-1998 "Instructions for use of products of consumer interest - Part 4: Textiles and apparel," FZ/T 81004-2012 "Skirts and Skirted suit," FZ/T 73026-2006 "Knitted Skirt Suit" and related standards. The key items inspected on these samples were label, AZO, formaldehyde, pH value, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to washing, colorfastness to light, colorfastness to rubbing, seam slippage and fiber content.
Primary failed items: pH value, seam slippage, colorfastness to rubbing, colorfastness to washing, fiber content and label.
Bedding
The Qingdao Province Bureau of Quality and Technical supervision launched a special product quality supervision and inspection for bedding. The spot check inspected 32 batches of samples; no batch was found unqualified.
This spot check was conducted according to the standards GB 18401-2010 "National general safety technical code for textile products," GB/T 22796-2009 "Quilts, Quilt cover," GB/T 22797-2009 "Sheet," GB/T 22843-2009 "Cushion and pillow," GB/T 22844-2009 "Matched bedding," GB/T 29862-2013 "Textiles-Identification of fiber content" and related standards. The key items inspected on these samples were fiber content, formaldehyde, pH value, AZO, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to water, colorfastness to washing, colorfastness to rubbing.
Contacts:
Shanghai: Ms.Dora Tang
Tel: +86 21 6091 7076
dora.tang@intertek.com
Guangzhou: Ms.Liu Hui Li
Tel: +86 20 2820 9274
huili.liu@intertek.com
Tianjin: Mr.Howard Xing
Tel: +86 22 8371 2820
howard.xing@intertek.com
US: Ms. Megan Liu
Tel: +1 224 520 3114
megan.liu@intertek.com