In 2011, China's toy coating companies have a long way to go

The little baby in the stroller relished the pacifier with relish, the little girl “who had a house” with the dolls in her arms, the little boy “hiccups” with the toy when he was carrying the toys... all of which embodies “the toy is a child. The best partner for childhood is the true meaning of this sentence. It can be said that children's toys and children get along day and night, skin contact.

In recent years, with the increasingly fierce competition in the toy goods market, in order to occupy the market and attract children's attention, manufacturers have made big fuss about the color of toys, and the colors have become increasingly bright and abundant. Colorful paint toys are popular among children, but according to the survey, due to the fact that the current economy and technology do not reach a level that is completely harmless, the chemical safety of toys that are more pleasing in color is more suspected by parents.

At present, China's toy paints are classified into liquid paints and powder paints according to the form, and liquid paints are divided into solvent-based paints and water-based paints. These kinds of paints are widely used in the finishing of toys. In particular, solvent-based coatings are characterized by their easy coloration, high color fullness, and strong gloss, which are deeply loved by manufacturers and are most widely used. However, organic solvents include various substances such as aromatic hydrocarbons, nitrogen-containing compounds, and compounds, and volatile substances such as benzene, toluene, and xylene. Water-based paints and powder paints have relatively high chemical safety and less pollution to the environment. They have been highly praised in recent years. However, because of its poor cost, practicality and decorative factors, it is not welcomed by toy manufacturers.

The “Restrictions on Hazardous Substances in Toy Paints” specifies the minimum amount of harmful and harmful compounds in toy paints and coatings. Among them, the harmful elements include the total amount of harmful elements and two kinds of soluble harmful elements, and harmful compounds mainly refer to phthalate plasticizers. These harmful substances enter the body through the respiratory tract, causing harm to human health. The implementation of the standard will allow paints with high levels of harmful substances to exit the toy market. The current chaos in the paint toy market is expected to improve. Parents who buy paint toys can worry less.

The standard drafting experts stated that whether it is a solvent coating, a water-based coating, or a powder coating, the effect of the formed coating on the safety performance of toys is mainly its chemical safety performance, namely the residual hazardous substances in the coating. In general, paints inevitably contain harmful elements, but only in large quantities. If it is within the allowable range, the harm to the human body is negligible. However, some manufacturers use inferior paint in order to pursue the visual impact, and the smell is pungent. The adults feel that their headaches are disgusting for a long time, not to mention young and immature children. Coupled with the habit of children biting toys, if the paint quality is not qualified, the harm to the human body is inestimable.

As a toy-manufacturing and exporting country, China’s toys want to succeed in international competition and have a comparatively strong competitive advantage. They must be produced in accordance with international advanced standards and meet the minimum requirements of exporting countries for toy coating harmful substances, which is the basis basis. Otherwise, not only can not enter the country's market, causing the company to suffer losses, and ultimately harm the overall brand concept of manufacturing in China.

The key is that even if we successfully enter the European and American markets, the future and destiny of our toys are still uncertain. In 2010, toy company Mattel Toys Inc. recalled a large number of Chinese-made toys on the grounds of using too much lead paint. This is a wake-up call to toy manufacturers and a wake-up call to the entire toy production chain. The status quo of production and supply of toy coatings is worrying. For many toy exporters, even if their products can theoretically meet stringent requirements in countries such as Europe and the United States, once they enter large-scale production, their quality standards may have problems.

The introduction of the new standard can of course regulate more toy paint manufacturers, but the most fundamental thing is the overall level of the toy paint production industry, and in the final analysis it still depends on the improvement of the company's own sense of responsibility. At the beginning of the 2011 New Century era, Vientiane was renewed and major companies rushed. As toy and paint companies that are closely related to their children's health, should they feel that they have a heavy sense of mission?