Quality inspection

Unqualified furniture is mostly due to excessive formaldehyde

According to the results of the regular supervision and inspection of the city's product quality released by the Municipal Quality Supervision Bureau in the second quarter of this year, a total of 242 batches of products produced by 242 furniture manufacturers were sampled and 236 batches were qualified. Among them, 6 kinds of furniture produced by 6 companies including Tianjin Ruidong Weiye Furniture Co., Ltd., Tianjin Hongteng Office Furniture Co., Ltd., Tianjin Jinye Furniture Factory, Tianjin Kent Furniture Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Guangda Home Decoration Co., Ltd. Drawer durability and formaldehyde emission test items were unqualified and were included in the quality “black list”. According to China's formaldehyde formaldehyde content testing standards, the emission of formaldehyde is not more than 1.5mg / L, but in this sampling, the Kent Furniture Co., Ltd. production date / batch of 2011 - 04 wooden cabinet as an example Its formaldehyde emission is 3.1mg/L, which is more than twice the standard.

According to the reporter's calculation, in the products that are not tested, formaldehyde exceeds 60%. The staff of the quality supervision department said that the main reason for the excessive formaldehyde was that the manufacturers used unqualified wood-based panels and inferior adhesives to reduce costs.

Reporter survey

"E0 level" into a new selling point of furniture

Reporters yesterday visited a number of large furniture stores in the new district and found that because the amount of formaldehyde released in the furniture has become a hot spot for many consumers, some furniture brands have begun to launch "E0" furniture. “Our furniture uses plates that meet the E0 environmental standards, so the formaldehyde emission is very low, absolutely environmentally friendly, and there is no pungent smell.” A salesperson of a brand furniture in Xinyang Furniture City said. However, when the reporter asked if there was any quality certification passed by the relevant departments of the national quality inspection, the sales staff said that they could not provide it temporarily.

"Now no matter which furniture sales person, they say that their products are environmentally friendly, even 'zero formaldehyde'." Mr. Ma, who is selecting furniture, said that because the sales staff did not provide relevant evidence, as an ordinary consumer Lack of professional knowledge makes it difficult to distinguish between these “environmental furniture”.

an expert

"E0 grade" furniture basically does not exist

The staff of the Furniture Industry Association of the city said that the “E0”, “E1” and “E2” levels refer to the environmental standards for formaldehyde emission limit. According to the relevant regulations of the state, the formaldehyde emission of furniture can reach “E2” level before it can be sold. Due to the limitation of manufacturing process and other factors, China basically does not have the furniture of “E0” class. The “E0” furniture sold in the market is overstated. . Merchants playing the "zero formaldehyde" slogan is to seize the consumer's attitude towards environmental protection, in order to increase their sales. She advises consumers to look for whether they have passed the relevant certifications when they buy furniture, whether they meet the requirements of national environmental standards, and check the test report to see if the formaldehyde emission reaches the “E2” level.

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