Vol. 1132 | 25 Feb 2020

Note: AMR is the governmental organization of domestic China, AMR is the regional merged governmental organization of QTS and AIC. QTS is short for the Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, AIC is short for the Administration for Industry and Commerce, AMR is short for the Administration for Market Regulation, SAMR is short for the State Administration for Market Regulation.

Textiles and Bedding Articles

In January, the SAMR and Jiangsu AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision for textiles and bedding articles.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 18401-2010 “National general safety technical code for textile products,” GB/T 22796-2009 “Quilts and quilt cover,” GB/T 22797-2009 “Sheet,” GB/T 22843-2009 “Cushion and pillow,” and QB/T 1193-2012 “Down & Feather quilt.”

Bedding Articles

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

SAMR

Down quilt

60

5

8.33%

Static protective clothing

30

0

0.00%

Jiangsu AMR

Bedding articles

100

2

2.00%

Primary failed items: fiber content, carcinogenic aromatic amine dyestuff, filling content 

Children’s Apparel and School Uniforms

In January, the Guangdong AMR, Shanxi AMR and Jinan AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision for children’s apparel and school uniforms.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 18401-2010 “National general safety technical code for textile products,” GB 31701-2015 “Safety Technical Code for Infant and Children’s Textile Products,” GB/T 22849-2014 “Knitted T-shirt,” and GB/T 2660-2017 “Shirts and blouses,” GB/T 31888-2015 “School uniforms of primary and secondary students.”

Children’s Apparel

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

Guangdong AMR

School uniform

317

45

14.20%

Shanxi AMR

Infant and children’s apparel

60

15

25.00%

Chengdu AMR

School uniform

75

1

1.33%

Primary failed items: fiber content, pH value, cords and drawstrings, colorfastness 

Apparel

In January, the SAMR, Jiangsu AMR, Shanxi AMR and Jinan AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision and inspection for apparel.

The spot checks were conducted according to GB 18401-2010 “National general safety technical code for textile products,” GB/T 2660-2017 “Shirts and blouses,” GB/T 2662-2017 “Clothes with fillings,” GB/T 14272-2011 “Down garments,” GB/T 26384-2011 “Knitted wadded garments,” FZ/T 73020-2012 ”Knitted casual wear,” FZ/T 73058-2017 “Knitted overcoat,” FZ/T 81006-2017 “Jeanswear,” FZ/T81007-2012 “Casual wear.”

Textiles and Apparel

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

SAMR

Cashmere sweater

90

7

7.78%

Down garments

121

4

3.31%

Leather garments

60

6

10.00%

Woolen sweater

120

10

8.33%

Shanghai AMR

Clothes with filling

100

5

5.00%

Cashmere knitted goods

49

2

4.08%

Down garments

100

7

7.00%

Shanxi AMR

Wool cold protective wear

30

4

13.33%

Down garments

40

1

2.50%

Woolen sweater

50

5

10.00%

Casual wear

50

7

14.00%

Jinan AMR

Casual wear

44

4

9.09%

Primary failed items: Formaldehyde content, pH value, fiber content, colorfastness, down content

Footwear

In January, the SAMR, Shanghai AMR and Shanxi AMR announced the results of special product quality supervision and inspection of footwear products.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 20400-2006 “Leather and fur—Limit of harmful matter,” GB/T 28011-2011 “Shanks for footwear,” QB/T 1002-2015 “Leather shoes,” and QB/T 2955-2017 “Casual shoes.”

Footwear

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

SAMR

Snow boot

90

29

32.22%

Shanghai AMR

Adult casual shoes

50

17

34.00%

Shanxi AMR

Leather shoes

50

11

22.00%

Primary failed items: Carcinogenic aromatic amine dyestuff, formaldehyde content, folding resistance, abrasive resistance

Bags

In January, the Shanghai AMR announced the results of special product quality supervision and inspection for bags.

This spot check was conducted according to GB 20400-2006 “Leather and fur—Limit of harmful matter,” QB/T 1333-2018 “Handbag and knapsack.”

Bags

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

Shanghai AMR

Handbag and knapsack

40

4

10.00%

Primary failed items: Carcinogenic aromatic amine dyestuff, shock impact property, intensity of stitching

For additional information please contact:

Shanghai
Ms. Mariana Yang
Tel: +86 21 5339 7527
Mariana.yang@intertek.com

Guangzhou
Ms. Liu Hui Li
Tel: +86 20 2820 9274
huili.liu@intertek.com

Tianjin
Ms. Linda Zhang
Tel: +86 22 2385 7393
linda.zhang@intertek.com

 

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