Guangdong furniture unqualified rate of 11.6%

Excessive formaldehyde emission has been a chronic illness in the furniture industry. Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Quality Supervision Bureau issued the "2013 Guangdong Province, 7 kinds of products such as wood furniture, provincial level supervision and inspection quality status announcement", the announcement shows that 502 companies produced 747 batches of wood furniture products, there are 87 batches qualified.

Among them, Yuting, Meibao·Meluo, Muer Manor, Jichang, Jinpinju, Lixing, Pinbiao, Libang, Yifang, Hengze, Jiajiale, Lyon·Feng, Yicai Jiaju, Senlabao, etc. Furniture brands, due to the unqualified amount of formaldehyde emission, collectively boarded the blacklist for quality inspection. Nuohua, urban landscape and other furniture brands were not qualified for heavy metal content and boarded the quality inspection black list. The manufacturers of these furniture are mainly concentrated in Guangzhou, Dongguan, Foshan, Shenzhen, Zhongshan and other places.

Novartis, Yuting and other furniture brands to check the black list

According to China Quality Miles, the Guangdong Provincial Quality Supervision Bureau has carried out provincial-level regular supervision and inspection on seven kinds of products such as wood furniture, interior and exterior wall coatings and metal materials. In the list of Guangdong Province's wooden furniture product quality provincial regular supervision and inspection of unqualified products and its production enterprises in 2013, the nominal production enterprise name is “Dongguan Novartis Furniture Co., Ltd.”, the trademark is “nova Novartis”, and the specification model is “W”. - 749A_3645 × 495 × 505 (mm) qualified products, production date or batch number "February 2013" bedside table due to heavy metal content and woodworking requirements of two indicators failed to board the quality inspection black list. At the same time, the nominal production enterprise name is “Dongguan Yongxin Furniture Manufacturing Co., Ltd.”, the trademark is “Yuting”, the specification model is “5Y60B# qualified product”, the production date or the batch number is “May 04, 2013”. The chair, due to the formaldehyde emission does not meet the standard requirements, also boarded the quality inspection black list.

Guangdong is the most important production, distribution and export base for the Chinese furniture industry. For a long time, the Guangdong furniture industry has formed an unparalleled industrial advantage, and has always firmly occupied the leading position of the domestic furniture industry. It is known as “China Furniture Sees Guangdong” and “World Furniture Made in Guangdong”. The Novartis Furniture and Yongxin Furniture, which have been found to have exceeded the standards for heavy metals and excessive formaldehyde emissions, are considered to be well-known enterprises in the industry.

Dongguan Novartis Furniture Co., Ltd. was established in 2003, claiming to be transformed from a small and micro furniture manufacturing factory into a multinational furniture company with hundreds of operating stores. And said that at present, Novartis has a global furniture production base covering more than 100,000 square meters and a global furniture research and development center in Dongguan, Guangdong. This time, due to the failure of the two indicators of heavy metal content and carpentry requirements, the quality inspection blacklist.

Dongguan Yongxin Furniture Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established in 1994. It is known as the earliest, largest and highest-achieving comprehensive furniture design, manufacturing and brand marketing enterprise in China's furniture industry. “Yu Ting” is its main furniture brand. This time, due to the amount of formaldehyde emission does not meet the standards, it is on the blacklist of quality inspection.

The company said that "the problem of heavy metal content and formaldehyde emission exceeding the standard is on paint and sheet"

The staff of China Quality Miles respectively called Novartis Furniture and Yongxin Furniture, and would like to know whether the “unqualified products are still being sold and whether the company has adopted traceback measures such as recalls?” “Why causes heavy metal content and carpentry requirements are unqualified, formaldehyde is released. Does the quantity not meet the standards?"

Wang Yayun, general manager of Novartis Furniture, responded that “At present, the unqualified products have stopped selling and recalled according to the process.” He said, “The heavy metal content of the bedside table and the carpentry requirements are not qualified. The problem lies in the paint and the board. The reason is that the supply There is a problem with the technical content of the materials supplied by the supplier. The supplier may have mixed materials in the paint processing process, resulting in the overall indicator of heavy metal content exceeding the standard.” At the same time, “the consumer buys the unqualified product, the responsibility lies in the enterprise. In the future, it will be strict Review the supplier's situation and shorten the supply of products from one sampling in March to one in January."

Yongxin Furniture Quality Management Manager Hu Yuexiang responded that “unqualified batches of products have stopped production and the products are not available for sale”.

For “what causes the formaldehyde emission of the batch to exceed the standard”, it is said that “the problem of the batch of dining chair is on the seat plate, and the seat plate is a composite plate. The reason is that the enterprise has a loophole in the management of the supplier. The batch product It is processed by the external factory. In the quality process of the batch of products, the quality control personnel go to the production site inspection of the other factory, and can only perform quality inspection on the physical properties of appearance, structure and load-bearing capacity. The national accreditation body can complete it."

The quality of the world factory

It is understood that the Guangdong Quality Supervision this inspection involves 747 batches of wood furniture produced by 502 enterprises in 11 cities (districts) including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Shanwei, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing and Shunde. The product was found to be unqualified in 87 batches, and the unqualified product discovery rate was 11.6%.

In the unqualified items, wood furniture involves formaldehyde emission, heavy metal content, mechanical properties, physical and chemical properties of paint film, physical and chemical properties of soft and hard covering, woodworking requirements, appearance of wood-based panels, etc.; children's furniture involves structural safety (edge ​​and tip) , the limit of harmful substances (formaldehyde emission, surface coating transferable element content), warning signs, appearance requirements (appearance of wooden parts).

As soon as the announcement came out, the furniture industry was shaken. Guangdong furniture, which once led the development of the Chinese furniture industry, has now become the hardest hit area for inferior furniture. This makes people can't help but ask, what happened to Guangdong furniture?

Guangdong has the reputation of “world factory” and is leading the development trend of China's furniture industry. In the regular sampling inspection, there are many quality problems in so many brand furniture, which has formed an industry phenomenon. In particular, the limits of harmful substances, formaldehyde emission, and heavy metal content are not up to standard, which is directly related to the health and safety of thousands of consumers.

According to industry insiders, the main problem of product failure is that it is on the basic materials such as wood-based panels. Once the basic materials are unqualified, the products produced will definitely not be qualified. Why do some man-made sheet companies always produce unqualified products, and why are manufacturers always willing to use them?

According to insiders, this has a certain relationship with price competition. Some enterprises choose low-quality wood-based panels in order to seek low prices. The lower the price is, the better the product quality will not be guaranteed. In addition, the insider also revealed that the 11.6% failure rate is not surprising at all, and there are more unqualified products that have not been spotted, and these products are sold in the market as usual.

Whether the quality of Guangdong furniture is worthy of the reputation of “world factory” cannot help bring more questions and reflections to people.

Consumers buy furniture carefully

In the mixed fish market, experts recommend that consumers should carefully select miscellaneous products when purchasing furniture.

Usually, brand-name furniture manufacturers put economic interests first, and they are not so strict in materials and workmanship. Even if there are quality problems, they are hard to pay attention to. "They have no brand, and they don't have to worry about brand damage. To the economic loss, and well-known brands in order to maintain credibility, from material selection to work will pay more attention."

Yu Xiusu, vice president and secretary general of the Beijing Furniture Industry Association, suggested that consumers go to well-known stores to buy branded furniture. “The strength of brand enterprises is strong, and they also pay more attention to environmental protection and workmanship. They are produced according to national standards and require various aspects. They are all strict, from quality to environmental protection, performance and so on."