News Express: Chemical Flame Retardants for Children's Products Will Face US Multi-State Restrictions

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Recently, as the U.S. legislature's legislative meetings began to take place in 2013, laws concerning restrictions on the use of chemical flame retardants have been put on the agenda by several states. Each state government has placed a flame retardant limit on the filing procedure and will The product is controlled. The flame retardants targeted by this proposal mainly include PBDEs and phosphate esters (TDCPP, TCEP and TCPP).

Chemical flame retardants are widely used in plastic products, textiles, building insulation materials, upholstered furniture and children's products, the main role is to enhance the product's fire performance. In recent years, the U.S. public and consumers have become increasingly concerned about the potential health threats of chemical flame retardants. Previous reports have pointed out that the use of toxic and hazardous chemical flame retardants in large quantities, especially halogenated flame retardants such as PBDEs, will affect consumers. The nervous system function, fertility, and children's growth and development cause adverse effects and even increase the risk of cancer.

The United States has always been China’s main export trading partner. Light industrial products such as plastic products, textiles, household goods, and children’s products account for a large proportion of products exported to the United States. More than a dozen states such as California and the United States have successively issued proposals for restricting the use of chemical flame retardants, which will certainly affect the production and export of related consumer products. For this reason, the inspection and quarantine authorities remind relevant export companies: First, pay close attention to exports. The latest regulations on the use of flame retardants in the market. Actively communicate with local customers to ensure that the export products meet the relevant US technical laws and regulations; the second is to strengthen product upgrading and technological innovation. Looking for new flame retardants or new flame-retardant alternatives to traditional chemical flame retardants to increase product market competitiveness in the United States; third is to strengthen the use of chemical flame retardant source control. Enterprises in the procurement of raw materials and auxiliary products must consider whether it contains restricted use of chemical flame retardants, if necessary, can send authoritative testing agencies to test and verify.