The survey found that most consumers do not have enough knowledge of the national standards for children's furniture.
Every June 1st Children's Day, the safety of children's furniture will become the focus of the home industry. According to the Beijing News reporter's test of children's furniture in the quality inspection department in the past two years, the overall qualification rate of children's furniture is not high in the sampling inspection, and the news that children are sick and accidents due to unsafe furniture is not uncommon. According to the “Children's Furniture Purchase Preference†released by the Beijing News Home WeChat public account, most of the respondents have not yet reached the national standard for children's furniture safety and environmental performance.
Most investigators do not fully understand the national standard.
On August 1, 2012, China's first national standard for children's furniture, "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture" (GB 28007-2011) was officially implemented. Prior to this, this standard was brewing for a long time, and it was also concerned by many media. In the past two years, the AQSIQ and local quality supervision departments have conducted the spot check on children's furniture. However, through the questionnaire published by the Beijing News, the respondents are not fully aware of this national standard. Correspondingly, most consumers do not identify children's furniture according to national standards when purchasing. Security performance.
The General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture is a mandatory standard. The safety requirements of Chapter 5 of the Standard and the warning signs of Chapter 6 are mandatory. The remaining chapters and clauses are recommended. Among them, the safety requirements are the core part of the standard, consisting of three parts: structural safety, hazardous substances and flame retardant properties. In the Structural Safety section, dimensions such as "edges and tips", "protrusions", "holes and gaps", "folding mechanisms", "turning doors, flaps", "closed furniture", "mechanical properties", etc. Requirement; Hazardous substances are limited to harmful substances such as formaldehyde, heavy metals and decomposable aromatic amines which may be released from wooden parts, product surface coatings, textile fabrics, leather, plastics, etc.; flame retardancy is flame retardant to soft furniture Request. The warning signs in Chapter 6 specify the location and content of the warning signs.
In the questionnaire, the compulsory clauses of Chapters 5 and 6 of the National Standard were taken as the focus of investigation. It was found that most parents have a sense of safe purchasing, but they are not accurate. On the question of "have not noticed the warning signs on furniture", 40% said "I don't know what is a warning sign"; in the "Is not noticed 'structure safety'", more than 80% of the people "have no system" "In the question of how to determine how the amount of harmful formaldehyde emissions from furniture such as furniture meets the standard", 80% of the respondents used the method of "smell with the nose", and only 20% chose to "require the merchant to produce the test report presented by the third party" In the "heavy metal content" project, 40% of the respondents did not understand the meaning of the concept. Although more than 30% have heard of this concept, they do not know how to avoid buying over-standard products.
Consumers are most concerned about safety and environmental protection
In the survey of consumer habits of children's furniture, the reporter found that consumers most value the two factors of "safety" and "environmental protection." In the question "Which factors do you consider when purchasing children's furniture?", "safety performance" and "environmental performance" have the highest votes, followed by "use materials", which actually represents consumers' environmental protection for furniture. attention. In the professional evaluation of children's furniture, more than 20% of the respondents believe that children's furniture should be “suitable for children's physical characteristics and living habitsâ€, and “material materials are specially designed for children to ensure safety and environmental protectionâ€. In the survey, the reporter found that consumers are more inclined to ensure the safety and environmental protection of furniture from the choice of materials. In the choice of materials for children's furniture, more than 40% of people choose "as long as the solid wood", and the "as long as the material quality is up to standard" option is almost the same. It can be seen that for consumers, material is the primary consideration when it is impossible to obtain the true quality of the product from other sources.
In the survey, the decoration and home service related to the children's room also received much attention. In addition to children's furniture products, more than half of the respondents hope that the merchants can provide relevant functions on furniture functions, supporting facilities, and services for the overall design, decoration and furniture purchase of children's rooms. In addition, nearly 30% pay attention to the maintenance of children's furniture. And recycling services, and in the market, professional services in this area are almost blank.
In addition, the survey found that physical home stores are still the mainstream consumer places for children's furniture, consumers are more inclined to choose from the influence of the brand and the evaluation of others.
Children's furniture survey
1. Have you paid attention to the warning signs on the furniture when you buy furniture for your child? (single choice)
Does it matter 4%?
No, don't know what is the warning sign 40%
Note that I hope to choose 56% of the warning signs.
2. Did you notice “structural safety†when purchasing children's furniture? (single choice)
Do not understand what the word means 8%
I didn’t pay attention to it at all.
When you buy, you will notice the height of the furniture, whether there are sharp corners, etc., but there is no systematic understanding of 84%.
3. When buying children's furniture, how do you determine that the amount of harmful gases such as formaldehyde in the furniture is up to standard? (single choice)
Require merchants to produce test reports presented by third-party organizations to ensure environmental protection 20%
Smell with the nose, the taste is not pungent, it should be okay 80%
4. When buying children's furniture, do you know the national standards for children's furniture "heavy metal content" project? (single choice)
Understand, you will avoid buying over 28% of the products by consulting or requesting test reports.
I don't know, I don't know what heavy metal is 40%.
I have heard of the concept of "heavy metal", but I don't know how to avoid buying 32% of over-standard products.
5. When buying children's furniture, what kind of material do you prefer? (single choice)
No special requirements for materials 8%
Solid wood, sheet, metal, fabric can be as long as the quality is up to 48%
As long as 44% of solid wood
6. Which channels do you use to buy children's furniture? (single choice)
Online e-commerce 12%
4% of gifts from friends, relatives, etc.
Home store, physical store 84%
7. Which of the following information will affect your choice when purchasing children's furniture? (multiple choice)
Shopping guide introduced 13%
Child's opinion 14%
24% of the evaluation by the internet or others
Brand influence, reputation 36%
Advertising, media promotion 13%
8. What factors do you consider when purchasing children's furniture? (multiple choice)
After-sales service 14%
Safety performance 18%
Environmental performance 19%
Brand factor 12%
Price factor 13%
Use material 16%
Style color 8%
9. What other services do you want to get in addition to furniture when you buy children's furniture? (multiple choice)
27% of professional opinions on furniture functions and matching
Professional services for the maintenance and recycling of children's furniture 27%
I hope that the business will provide 29% of the design, decoration and furniture purchase services for the whole children's room.
17% opinion on furniture style and color
10. What do you think about the professionalism of children's furniture for children? (multiple choice)
Rich in childlike fun, make children's life full of happiness 15%
High quality, creating a good childhood for children 12%
Size, function, specifications, etc. Suitable for children's physical characteristics and living habits 27%
Material materials are specially designed for children to ensure safety and environmental protection 27%
Color, style and style can correctly guide children's character and imagination 19%
â– Consumer reminder
Warning signs should be clear
According to the national standard "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture" (GB28007-2011), children's furniture must indicate the applicable age range in the instructions for use, namely "3-6 years old", "3 years old and below" or "7 years old and above" Product requirements for installation need to be marked "Attention! Only adults can be installed, children should not be near"; folds or adjustments should be marked "Warning! Be careful of pinch"; swivel chair with lifting pneumatic rod should be marked "Danger! Do not Frequent lifting and playing" and so on.
Carefully identify the structural safety
In practical applications, if details such as “structural safety†are not met, they can be identified from the naked eye or actual measurements. For example, the glass parts are used in the area below the height of the ground or the height of the child's standing surface of 160 cm; the push-pull parts such as drawers and keyboard holders are not provided with anti-pulling devices; the positions below 160 cm are not rounded or chamfered; the desks, bedside tables, etc. are not Anti-pulling device; home has sharp corners or bumps, children are prone to fall and bruise; there is no venting inside the furniture, which has the risk of suffocation.
Ask for quality inspection report to pay attention to environmental protection
Excessive formaldehyde emission is a common quality problem in children's furniture. In addition, heavy metals exceeding the standard should also attract consumers' attention. Excessive levels of heavy metals are similar to the release of harmful gases such as formaldehyde, and the damage to children is cumulative. The unqualified project was mainly due to the fact that some enterprises used the inferior paint with excessive heavy metals to finish the surface in order to reduce costs. Consumers can avoid buying non-conforming products by asking the merchant for a quality inspection report.
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