Chinese test standard for certain phthalates in toys and children's products published

Pubdate : 2016-01-20 Source : Unknow Writer : CIRS
On 31 December 2015, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) and Standardisation Administration of the People's Republic of China published Announcement No. 43 of 2015 on national standards announcing the release of the new standard GB/T 22048-2015 Determination of certain phthalate esters in toys and children's products, which superseded GB/T 22048-2008 to apply on 1 January 2016. In the meanwhile, other standards on apparel and footwear were also published.
 
Here are a summary of some important standards.
Standard No. Standard Name Replaced Standard Execute Date
Apparel & Footwear
 GB/T 19706-2015  Football Shoes GB/T 19706-2005  1 Jan. 2017
 GB/T 32367-2015 Rubber shoes—Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from whole shoe    1 Jan. 2017
 GB/T 32433-2015 Footwear—Chemical test method—Heavy metal content—Microwave plasma atomic emission spectroscopy    1 July 2016
 GB/T 32435-2015 Footwear—Test method for volatile organic compounds    1 July 2016
 GB/T 32447-2015 Footwear—Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components—Determination of organotin compounds in footwear materials   1 July 2016
 GB/T 32440-2015 Footwear—Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components—Determination of phthalates in footwear materials    1 July 2016
 GB/T 20463-2015 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics for water-resistant clothing—Specification GB/T 20463.1-2006, GB/T 20463.2-2006  1 July 2016
Toys & Children’s Products
 GB/T 22048-2015 Determination of certain phthalate esters in toys and children's products GB/T 22048-2008  1 Jan. 2017
 GB/T 32441-2015 General technical requirements of electrically driven ride-on vehicles for children    1 Jan. 2017
Food Contact Products
 GB/T 32389-2015 Utensils for baking food    1 Jan. 2017
 GB/T 32432-2015 Domestic steel cookware    1 Jan. 2017
 
 
GB/T 22048 provides for the determination method for specific phthalates in toys and children’s products. Generally speaking, the testing of other phthalates shall be subject to the standard as well. The original standard was known as GB/T 22048-2008 Toys and Children’s Products—Determination of Phthalates in Polyvinyl Chloride Plastics applicable to toys and children’s products containing PVC. This update has renamed the standard to expand its scope.
 
C&K Testing advises companies to learn about the updates and produce/test products according to the latest standards to avoid any loss.

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Further information
Announcement No. 43 of 2015 on national standards (in Chinese)

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