Baby bottles will have industry standards

2022-10-20 13:46

A dozen low-cost bottles quality is not guaranteed

Reporters visited a number of shopping malls and maternity stores in the city found that in the bottle sales area, a wide range of bottle products of different styles, sizes and materials, and marked with BPA-free and other advertisements boasting products. In fact, these products are facing the embarrassment of not having national standards to regulate them, and can only borrow the proof of meeting foreign bottle standards to show product quality.

Ms. Zhang, who is carefully comparing the materials of bottles in the pregnancy and baby store, told reporters that because of the fragility of glass bottles, she is ready to buy an imported brand of plastic bottles with a price tag of nearly 100 yuan. "When buying a bottle for your child, you must look at the brand, material and price point, and prefer to spend more money to ensure quality."

he operator of a brand of milk bottles told reporters that due to the lack of strict product standards for bottle production, some raw materials and production processes are not standardized bottles can also be sold. Currently there are also low-cost bottles on the market priced at more than ten dollars, it is difficult to ensure product quality...

Standards to fill the regulatory gap in the industry

However, this situation will change from next year, baby bottles will also have their own standards, which provides for the small size of the bottle parts to prevent children from accidentally eating.

Reporters learned that, including Pigeon, Philips New Ease, NUK, Goodbaby, Combe, Fuyier, Eusei, Edelweiss, L'Erbao, Nikon, Lovejoy and many other brands involved in the preparation of the draft standard. The standard is intended to be introduced in March next year, by the larger domestic manufacturers of milk bottles to take the lead in the implementation, is expected to be the future national standards cited.

The standard applies to different materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene bottles, and will refer to the European Union and other international baby bottle standards prepared. The standard covers all aspects of bottle requirements, marking, mechanical, physical and chemical properties test methods, determination guidelines and packaging, storage and transportation. In the absence of national, industry and local standards, the Union standard is the executive standard for the production of milk bottles for Union members, and testing institutions in accordance with the Union standard inspection and testing of products sent by Union member companies.

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Reporters visited a number of shopping malls and maternity stores in the city found that in the bottle sales area, a wide range of bottle products of different styles