The "green" label of various colors of furniture

“Green” has become an important issue for the public to consider when purchasing furniture and decoration materials. Many businesses are aware of this and have launched “green” cards.

However, the reporter visited the home market and found that all kinds of labels that advertised green certification are nowadays, which makes people look at it. Are they reliable? Right is not authoritative?

"Green" furniture is too smoked

After the house was renovated, it was a common practice for many citizens to stay in the air for a while and then stay. According to the survey of the Indoor Environment Monitoring Committee of the China Interior Decoration Association, furniture pollution has become a new problem of indoor environmental pollution after building pollution and decoration pollution, and has become one of the three major pollution sources affecting the indoor environment.

Not long ago, Mr. Chen’s bedroom bed was broken, and considering his “service” for many years, he was ready to change to a new bed. In the past "Eleventh" holiday, he started a bed when the business engaged in activities. Since he needs to use it directly when moving home, Mr. Chen also specially purchased a set of environmentally friendly furniture called “green”. But who knows, after using it for a week, he was "smoked" and got dizzy.

Mr. Chen told reporters that he was fancy this pine wood bed at a price of 2,500 yuan. The salesperson said that this is a pure solid wood home, if not the price during the event is 4,000 yuan. The salesperson also emphasized that this solid wood bed is environmentally certified and guaranteed to be non-toxic and harmless, and points out the relevant labels on the bed frame. Seeing the business is so vowed, and the "green" label is right, Mr. Chen bought the bed back home.

However, after a few days of sleep, Mr. Chen felt that the bed had been emitting a strange smell. When he communicated with the merchant, the other party said that this is the taste of pine wood and will dissipate in a week or so. But now, he still feels awesome, and he is tortured when he sleeps. “How can this product be called 'green'?” At present, Mr. Chen and the merchants have no fruit to negotiate, and he is prepared to make a complaint to the relevant departments.

Various color labels in the fog

A few days ago, when reporters visited a number of home stores in Shanghai, they found that businesses are fighting for green cards. In Jinsheng Home on Tongchuan Road, a salesperson selling sofas promised to the reporter: “All the materials here are qualified and green.” When asked to see the environmental test certificate, the salesperson took out a photocopying certificate. The plastic film is plasticized on the outside, but the certification unit on the certificate is very vague. Another salesperson selling mattresses told reporters that the environmental certification of the product is attached to the back of the manual and sealed in the packaging of the mattress. If the mattress is not purchased, the certificate cannot be seen.

Even if the furniture is labeled with eco-friendly labels, or the merchant can provide a green certificate, the labels are different in shape and style, and the certification body is dazzling. The reporter found that several brands of furniture are labeled with "excellent environmental products" and "green" labels. Some labels are round, some are shaped like leaves, and others are square. According to the sales staff, these products are qualified by the relevant departments and also show the certification information. However, the reporter found that the certification bodies are different, including China International Green Environmental Management Committee, China Light and Light Product Quality Assurance Center, and China Green Environmental Protection Development Center.

The reporter learned that these "no-name" green labels, certification bodies are mostly civil organizations, and some certificates can be bought even if they spend money. "There are hundreds of environmental certification institutions in China, some of which have a registered capital of only 3 million yuan, and the threshold is very low." A person in charge of a furniture company told reporters that the environmental certification provided by some institutions is definitely not reliable. ". He told reporters that some companies are self-made, some are bought by money, and some are issued by institutions that do not have certification. At present, in the aspect of furniture environmental protection certification, the state does not have mandatory regulations, but adopts the principle of voluntariness. Therefore, the environmental protection certification in the furniture market is relatively confusing.

"Ten Ring Mark" is the most authoritative

Experts said that the current highest standard of environmental protection in China is the China Environmental Label (commonly known as the Ten Rings Mark), which is a green certification authorized by the State Environmental Protection Administration and the only authoritative environmental product mark issued by the government. To obtain this mark, enterprises must pass the highest specification product certification of the State Environmental Protection Administration Environmental Certification Center, which is composed of representatives from 11 ministries and commissions such as the State Environmental Protection Administration and the AQSIQ. The state clearly stipulates that only products that pass the "10-ring certification" can be called "green products." In addition, the more authoritative environmental certification of the domestic furniture industry is China Quality Environmental Product Certification (CQC), and the CQC-certified products have environmental advantages such as low toxicity, low pollution and resource conservation.

The reporter was informed that the domestic environmental protection standards are mainly for the detection of "formaldehyde emission", "heavy metal content", "VOC content", "benzene" and other chemical substances. For example, formaldehyde emission in the MG / L range ≤ 1.5, soluble lead in the MG / KG range ≤ 90, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene in the MG / KG range ≤ 300. In contrast, at present, the international environmental protection standards of the household industry are stricter and more comprehensive, while some international import brands have various European environmental protection certifications. The European environmental protection certification is the most stringent and the requirements for products are higher. But industry insiders also admit that national standards to take care of the technical strength of most companies, often just a bottom line of product quality, this is the status quo can not be changed.

Xu Guanrong, secretary-general of the Shanghai Furniture Industry Association, said that at present, China's mandatory standards stipulate that the amount of formaldehyde released from furniture products should be ≤1.5mg/L, but many enterprises are all referring to the “green products”. However, even the use of green building materials can not guarantee the elimination of formaldehyde exceeding the standard. Although the company has the material certification standard, if the inspection is not strict in the production process, it cannot guarantee that it is environmentally friendly.

“The formaldehyde content of furniture exceeds the standard, mainly because in the process of processing, once the formaldehyde content of the plate, glue and paint cannot be guaranteed, the formaldehyde content of the furniture will unconsciously exceed the standard. In addition, in order to reduce the cost, the enterprise purchases inferior plates. The environmentally friendly materials have low formaldehyde content but high cost. Compared with inferior materials, the difference between each piece ranges from 60 to 100 yuan.” Xu Guanrong reminded consumers to look at the test report of finished furniture when purchasing furniture. It is reported that the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has conducted tests on 85 wooden furniture manufacturing enterprises nationwide, and found that enterprises with excessive formaldehyde accounted for 76.9%, the highest exceeding the standard of 116 times.

Extended reading

International's most stringent environmental regulations

[REACH] REACH is a regulation for the preventive management of all chemicals entering the market by 28 member states of the European Union. This standard requires that 53 SVHCs in chemicals should not exceed 0.1% of the total weight of the goods. According to the project content, in addition to the substances listed in the domestic environmental label of China, REACH 53 plus 48 other chemicals.

REACH is still being updated, but many companies that have added new substances of interest can easily pass. From the technical requirements, the limit parameters of REACH 53 environmental protection standards are several times stricter than domestic ones. The test complexity, supply chain control system, etc., are not currently covered by domestic standards.

[DMF] DMF (Dimethylfumarate, dimethyl fumarate) is mainly found in soft furniture such as sofas and beds. It is used for sterilization and mildew prevention in the production, storage and transportation of leather and textiles. A variety of molds, yeasts and bacteria, especially for Clostridium botulinum and Aspergillus flavus, but according to relevant experts, the substance sublimates at room temperature has fumigant, on the eyes, respiratory system, skin and The mucous membrane has a stimulating effect, and it is prone to allergies after contact with the skin, which can cause skin eczema and burns.

[CARB certification] California's CARB (California Air Resources Board, California Air Resources Board) regulations not only strictly regulate the formaldehyde content of various types of plates, but also require factories to establish quality management systems and quality control laboratories, must enforce third-party certification, products must Label the qualified label.

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