What the floor involved in poisoning

Recently, there have been net posts. From 2008 to now, Anxin Company has provided unqualified floorboards for Vanke, China Shipping, Greenland, Longhu and many other housing companies with excessive formaldehyde levels, which may involve more than 10,000 units of housing. In this regard, Anxin Weiguang (Shanghai) Timber Co., Ltd. issued a statement on the same day that the company's sales of products are in line with national standards, welcome consumers to product quality supervision.

The statement said that since its establishment, Anxin has passed ISO9001 quality management system certification and ISO14001 environmental management system certification. The company's sales of products are in compliance with relevant national standards. Furniture manufacturers exaggerated propaganda for profit-making experts said that zero-formaldehyde is not reliable. Formaldehyde exceeding the standard will pollute the air and endanger human health. As consumers pay more and more attention to the air quality of homes, furniture manufacturers have launched the banner of environmental protection to attract attention. Part of the furniture was dubbed the concept of "zero formaldehyde." However, according to industry insiders, "zero formaldehyde" is not scientific, consumer can not believe in publicity, or according to the furniture test report to choose safety products that meet national standards.

The reporter visited some furniture stores and learned that some furniture manufacturers have played the "environmental protection" signboards. Compound floorboards, solid wood furniture, etc. have been dubbed the concept of "zero formaldehyde" and the price is one-fifth higher than that of ordinary furniture of the same style. Doubled.

The reporter learned from the Furniture Industry Association that free formaldehyde is released from man-made boards such as medium-density fiberboard, particleboard, plywood, and blockboard, as well as some synthetic resin adhesives. According to the Mandatory Standard of "Restrictions on Hazardous Substances in Interior Decoration Materials and Wooden Furniture" promulgated by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), the amount of formaldehyde released in furniture is less than 1.5mg/L, which is a qualified product.

Although the release of a certain amount of formaldehyde is a normal phenomenon, but furniture manufacturers have still played a "zero formaldehyde" banner. How is "zero formaldehyde" accomplished? A salesman from a furniture manufacturer said that the use of ecological glue instead of aldehyde adhesives can avoid the release of formaldehyde. The salesperson stated that urea-formaldehyde resin and other aldehyde adhesives have good bonding effect and are inexpensive, and are used in large quantities in the manufacturing process of artificial boards. However, the free formaldehyde will be continuously emitted during the use of furniture. air. However, if the ecological rubber is used, it will not decompose free formaldehyde because of its high safety and stability, and naturally it can guarantee air quality.

According to furniture industry insiders, the use of ecological plastic sheet does not ensure "zero formaldehyde." Due to the limitation of process and cost, the board needs to be processed by veneering, painting, edge-sealing, etc. to make furniture. In this process, formaldehyde will be used to varying degrees. Even if the formaldehyde emission is minimized, it will only be close to Zero, and therefore the market's "zero formaldehyde" furniture argument is inaccurate. Moreover, the high cost of "zero-formaldehyde" production will also make most of the manufacturers discourage, so the real "zero formaldehyde" furniture is actually very rare. He reminded consumers that when purchasing furniture, they could ask the merchant to provide a product quality inspection report issued by the national and local quality supervision departments, confirming that the amount of formaldehyde released meets the national standards before purchasing.

According to reports, the Beijing product quality supervision and inspection department recently announced that the formaldehyde content of 19 kinds of wooden furniture products exceeded the standard, including Rixinda, Zhengxin Weiye and other brands. Remind consumers that furniture “identity” must be strictly examined when purchasing furniture.

Certificates and inspection reports must be completed. Where do ordinary consumers want to buy reliable furniture?

Industry insiders must first look at the product's certificate. In order to further determine the environmental performance of the product, consumers also have the right to request the merchant to issue a test report on furniture products.

So, how do you read a professional test report?

The first depends on the time limit. The test report should be recent, at least within one year. If overdue for more than three years, it can be deemed to have expired.

Second, look at the testing agency. Usually local testing agencies are more credible than foreign agencies. However, at present, many of the furniture belong to imported brands or foreign brands, and local agencies have fewer tests. At this time, the inspection reports of the national testing agencies are more credible than the local testing agencies. .

Three look at the detection product. Check whether the detected product matches the product to be purchased.

Finally, we can see that the inspection results, qualified products or environmental protection requirements can be purchased with confidence. The "test method" does not ignore the detection method that can reflect the authority of the test report. Inspection methods are divided into regular inspections, inspections, sampling inspections. Among them, the reliability of sampling tests is high. Usually, the merchant will issue an inspection report to the consumer because it is an essential requirement for the certificate of a qualified product. Consumers have the right to request manufacturers to issue spot checks or periodic inspection reports.

If the formal inspection report can be successfully issued, the product quality and environmental performance are basically guaranteed. Consumers can check their texture and workmanship. You can open the furniture drawers and cupboards, and smell whether there is a pungent odor. Check if the paint on the back panel is smooth and whether the corner seal is tight. These are all related to whether or not the furniture can maintain its environmental health performance in the future.