Vol. 1170 | 09 Jul 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 June, the Zhejiang AMR 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 18383-2007 “General technical requirement for products with filling materials,” GB/T 22796-2009 “Quilts and quilt cover,” GB/T 22797-2009 “Sheet,” GB/T 22843-2009 “Cushion and pillow,” GB/T 22864-2009 “Towel,” and GB/T 24252-2009 “Silk quilts.”

Textiles & Bedding Articles

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

Zhejiang AMR

Bedding articles

120

20

16.67%

Silk quilts

30

2

6.67%

Jiangsu AMR

Towel

100

7

7.00%

Primary failed items: fiber content, use instruction (Label), pH value, colorfastness, moisture regain of filling, water absorption

Children’s Apparel and School Uniforms

In June, the Zhejiang AMR and Fujian AMR announced the results of the special product quality supervision and inspection for children’s apparel and school uniforms.

The spot checks were 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 2662-2017 “Clothes with fillings,” GB/T 8878-2014 “Knitted cotton underwear,” GB/T 14272-2011 “Down garments,” GB/T 31888-2015 “School uniforms of primary and secondary students,” GB/T 31900-2015 “Woven children’s clothing,” GB/T 33271-2016 “Woven garments for infants,” and FZ/T 73025-2013 “Knitted garment and adornment for infant.”

Children’s Apparel and School Uniforms

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

Zhejiang AMR

Children’s garment

98

49

50.00%

Fujian AMR

Infant and children’s garment

100

23

23.00%

School uniform

100

8

8.00%

Primary failed items: use instruction (Label), pH value, fiber content, cords and drawstrings, colorfastness

Apparel

In June, the Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR, Shanxi AMR and Guangzhou 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 2662-2017 “Clothes with fillings,” GB/T 8878-2014 “Knitted cotton underwear,” GB/T 14272-2011 “Down garments,” GB/T 26384-2011 “Knitted wadded garments,” FZ/T 73012-2017 “Brassiere,” FZ/T 73018-2012 “Wool knitting goods,” FZ/T 73020-2012 “Knitted casual wear,” FZ/T 73024-2014 “Knitted underwear with chemical fibres,” and FZ/T 81007-2012 “Casual wear.”

Apparel

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

Zhejiang AMR

Down garment

80

8

10.00%

Sweater

35

9

25.71%

Knitted garment

25

3

12.00%

Jiangsu AMR

Women’s lingerie

100

9

9.00%

Knitted underwear

200

9

4.50%

Radiation-proof garment

20

0

0.00%

Shanxi AMR

Casual wear

26

0

0.00%

Guangzhou AMR

International brand garment

75

10

13.33%

Autumn & winter garment

165

53

32.12%

Primary failed items: Fiber content, use instruction (Label), pH value, colorfastness 

Footwear

In June, the Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR, Henan AMR, Shanxi AMR, Hainan AMR and Nanjing 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 25036-2010 “Children’s canvas rubber footwear (shoes),” GB/T 15107-2013 “Athletic shoes,” QB/T 1002-2015 “Leather shoes,” and QB/T 2955-2017 “Casual shoes.”

Footwear

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

Zhejiang AMR

Children’s shoes

160

13

8.13%

Jiangsu AMR

Athletic shoes

50

0

0.00%

Henan AMR

Casual shoes

30

3

10.00%

Rubber footwear

19

3

15.79%

Shanxi AMR

Athletic shoes

20

0

0.00%

Leather shoes

20

2

10.00%

Hainan AMR

Athletic shoes

22

3

13.64%

Nanjing AMR

Roller skates

10

3

30.00%

Primary failed items: Formaldehyde content, abrasion resistance, flexing resistance 

Bags

In June, the Zhejiang AMR, Jiangsu AMR, Henan AMR, Shanxi AMR and Guangzhou 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,” GB 21550-2008 “Restriction of hazardous materials in polyvinyl chloride artificial leather,” QB/T 1333-2018 “Handbag and knapsack,” and QB/T 2155-2018 “Travelling case and trolley bag.”

Bags

Organization

Type of Product

Batches Inspected

Batches Failed

Failure Rate

Zhejiang AMR

Case and bag

40

1

27.50%

Jiangsu AMR

Handbag and knapsack

50

17

34.00%

Travelling case and trolley bag

90

20

22.22%

Henan AMR

Travelling case and trolley bag

8

0

0.00%

Shanxi AMR

Handbag and knapsack

10

0

0.00%

Guangzhou AMR

Case and bag & leather products

120

50

41.67%

Primary failed items: AZO, drop impact, shock impact strength

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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