Shenzhen - March 15, 2022 China is the world's number one producer and consumer of textiles and apparel. On the occasion of 315 International Consumers' Rights Day, QIMA experts reminded manufacturers of the importance of quality assurance and provided reference suggestions for consumers to select textile products based on textile regulatory standards. "Clothing, food, housing and transportation are closely related to people's life. People not only need to wear warm clothes, but also need to wear good clothes, and the basis of good clothes is quality.

Compliance Manufacturing：Protecting Consumer Rights

According to Qimai QIMA's statistical analysis of the unqualified items in China's market supervision and sampling, punching jackets, towels, shirts, pants, T-shirts and tops are the categories of textiles with the most quality problems. Take the T-shirt frequently purchased by consumers as an example, the problems are concentrated in quick-drying performance, ultraviolet protection, water-absorbent performance, water penetration and diffusion time, core suction height and hydrostatic pressure.

Among textiles, consumers are particularly concerned about the quality of children's and infants' clothing. According to the 2021 mid-year State Administration of Market Supervision on the online sale of children's and infants' clothing products sampling, the test of 159 batches of products, 26 batches of products failed, batch failure found rate of 16.4%, unqualified items related to the fiber content, color fastness to wet friction, color fastness to dry friction, color fastness to water, rope and belt requirements, accessory tensile strength.

For the regulation of textile products, China's regulatory standards are categorized into government standards and market standards, with government standards consisting of mandatory standards (GB), which are mandatory for all textile products, and mandatory standards based on specific products, the latter of which are such as recommended product-specific standards (GB/T), textile industry standards (FZ/T), and local standards.

GB 18401-2010 "National Technical Code for Basic Safety of Textile Products" applies to textile products produced and sold in China for use, decoration and household use, and stipulates the basic safety technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, as well as the implementation and supervision of textile products. Textile products worn or used by infants and children aged 14 and under sold in China must comply with the requirements of GB 31701-2015 "Technical Code for Safety of Textile Products for Infants and Children". Based on GB 18401, the standard has stricter and more detailed regulations on chemical safety indicators, mechanical safety indicators, textile accessories and sharpness indicators. For example,：adds 6 kinds of phthalate esters and total lead, cadmium and 2 kinds of heavy metal limit requirements.

QIMA experts remind textile manufacturers to pay attention to the safety technical details required in the regulatory standards, and in the case of textiles for infants, toddlers and children, to avoid safety hazards that may result from novel designs.

Peace of mind：Tips for textile shopping

Based on years of quality control experience accumulated in the textile supply chain, QIMA QIMA experts remind consumers that when purchasing textiles, in addition to checking whether the workmanship is neat, you can also smell whether there is an odor, such as odor need to be careful to buy. At the same time, do not neglect to check the product label (hangtag, washing label), the content of the logo should include the name and address of the factory, product name, specifications, fiber composition and content, maintenance methods, implementation standards, quality level, safety category, use and storage precautions and other information.

When selecting textile products for infants and children's clothing, according to GB 31701-2015, the safety level of textile products for infants and children aged 36 months and below should meet the requirements of Class A, children's textile products in direct contact with the skin should at least meet the requirements of Class B, and children's textile products not in direct contact with the skin should at least meet the requirements of Class C. Pay attention to whether the instructions for use of textile products for infants and young children are labeled GB31701-2015 and the words "baby products", and whether the children's textile products are labeled GB31701-2015 and comply with the category of safety and technical requirements.

Since entering the Chinese market, QIMA has been continuously updating its services around the needs of the local market. Currently, the textile testing scope covers 303 Chinese standards, including product standards, safety standards and testing methods, involving GB, GB/T, FZ/T, QB/T and other technical specifications for apparel and footwear, etc. QIMA's laboratories in Hangzhou, Shanghai and Dongguan are all equipped with CNAS and CMA qualifications, which can provide manufacturers with one-stop and convenient testing and certification services, helping to provide consumers with peace of mind. Our laboratories in Hangzhou, Shanghai and Dongguan all have CNAS and CMA qualifications, providing manufacturers with one-stop and convenient testing and certification services, and helping to provide consumers with peace of mind.

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