Source: Yiwu sourcing agent Author: Helan Date: 2008-06-27
According to instructions, the EU Member States began formal implementation of PFOS restrictions and specific limits for the compound itself or with products in its content should be less than 0.005% (50 ppm). It is learnt that the EU directive PFOS involved in a wide range of the Yiwu city's external textiles, leather, paper, packaging and other products will have a greater impact on exports. PFOS has a good anti-oil and water, textiles and leather products antifouling agent deal with the main active ingredient, is widely used in the production of civilian and industrial areas. But at the same time, PFOS, as currently the most difficult degradation of organic pollutants, will not only cause human respiratory problems, may also lead to neonatal deaths.
According to Yiwu Inspection and Quarantine Bureau survey shows that most of the current city of PFOS export enterprises have not yet command sufficient attention, some enterprises even if their products contain ingredients PFOS are unclear. At the same time, the international community have a more satisfactory substitute for PFOS, but China has yet to develop fully in line with EU standards on the control of PFOS, the textile auxiliaries. For the above, the Yiwu City Inspection and Quarantine Bureau proposed large number of enterprises from various start, actively dealing with PFOS restrictions: the enterprises as soon as possible to communicate with European importers, to intensify the choice of alternative products, testing and application in order to reduce the implementation of the directive Loss of textiles, leather, and other upstream production enterprises should speed up the PFOS supplies for the research and development and the upgrading production technology, improve product's environmental standards; In addition, footwear, clothing and other downstream businesses should be a reasonable choice of qualified suppliers to ensure that the product complies with EU PFOS instructions to the AU.
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