When it comes to the home improvement season, the public is still most concerned about the quality of the products. In order to promote green consumption, yesterday, “Quality Supervision invited you into the enterprise, green homes and everyone” and the “3·15” International Consumer Rights Day of Hedong Quality Supervision Bureau officially launched.

According to the relevant personages of the Quality Supervision Bureau of Hedong District, the complaint hotspots of furniture quality problems in recent years include excessive formaldehyde and irritating odors, especially in some small and irregular home stores, where there is a phenomenon of substandard filling of furniture. For example, some consumers have purchased a wardrobe. When buying, the merchants have repeatedly promised that the furniture is made of pure solid wood, but in fact only the frame uses solid wood materials.

Sometimes a new small wardrobe can make the whole room full of irritating smell, which is caused by harmful gases such as formaldehyde. According to industry insiders, “formaldehyde problem” has many problems in the furniture industry, especially in the panel furniture industry, such as plywood, blockboard, particleboard, MDF, etc. These sheets are made of wood scraps and broken ends. Adhesives are inevitably used in the production. The use of glue will release formaldehyde, which can easily lead to excessive formaldehyde in furniture products.

The quality supervision department reminds that when purchasing furniture, it is best to first look at the product quality test report, especially when checking the acceptance, do not forget to request, carefully contrast, the above should clearly indicate the results of various test items such as formaldehyde content. When choosing furniture, first smell the taste, but also look at the craft, avoid buying furniture with a strong irritating smell. At the time of purchase, the drawer can be opened and the door can be opened. If the eyes and throat are uncomfortable, the formaldehyde content of the furniture is seriously exceeded.

Dozens of citizens visited the furniture factory

Green home can't be distinguished only by "taste"

How are the quality of the cabinets, beds, etc. produced? In this “Green Home Everyone” event, dozens of representatives of the citizens and consumers went to visit the Oriental Hongye Furniture Factory in Beichen District.

At present, consumers' demand for green products in household products is limited to formaldehyde emissions. However, whether the furniture is environmentally friendly, energy-saving, or low-carbon in the production process is not concerned. The average consumer will use the smell to identify whether the furniture is environmentally friendly. Far from enough. Some illegal companies will do things on the invisible materials of some consumers, but consumers often find that this activity is to let people go deep into the workshop of the furniture factory to understand how green furniture is “baked out”.

The reporter saw that the furniture factory is divided into five factories, including wool workshops, machining workshops, paint shops, packaging workshops and other workshops. “Incoming raw materials is the first pass we have to make.” In the wool workshop, General Manager Ye Yuanwen of Dongfang Hongye Furniture Factory said, “To ensure the safety and environmental protection of furniture, for example, some furniture such as cabinets are used to prevent cracking. Painting, for environmental protection requirements, we use the oil extracted from plants, this oil is pure natural, without any chemical composition, so it is called vegetable oil that can be drunk. The price per kilogram is more than 100 yuan And some inferior oils cost 30 to 40 yuan per catty. At the same time, the company regularly sends the raw materials to qualified laboratories for testing and verification."

In response to the identification of solid wood furniture, the person in charge said that it is judged whether the solid wood furniture is flawed from the appearance. For example, a cabinet door, first look at the pattern changes and joints, and then look at the pattern or interface at the corresponding position on the back, if the corresponding position is the same, it is a pure solid wood cabinet door.

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