Testing agencies need to market

“Some factories want to protect their own product quality, but they are not good enough.” Wang Haiyan, vice president of the well-known children's products brand Goodbaby Group, told reporters, “Because baby and children’s products usually detect the risk element is a trace Therefore, the accuracy of the equipment required for testing is very high and it is completely different from the existing equipment."

Wang Hailu introduced that currently the laboratory established by Goodbaby invests between 30 million and 50 million yuan. "A normal children's wear and children's products factory, the investment in production equipment is also less than 10 million yuan, how could they invest heavily in testing equipment." And, to establish a complete detection system, "There must be a central laboratory, each factory There must also be".

At the same time, national and local testing methods are also very limited. “A lot of local testing organizations will not spend millions of dollars to buy an imported testing device to check the lead content of a baby carriage.”

In addition, the testing facilities for children's products in first-tier cities are also relatively lacking. "In some countries, testing projects also need to cooperate with companies like us and rely on our laboratories."

"Although the national standard is very clear, it has been criticized by the enterprise at the operational level. For example, how the product is sampled, many operators do not know." Wang Hailu believes that this also restricts the authority of children's product testing.

“The quality problem that has recently appeared in a big brand is that the amount of cotton on the cuffs does not meet the requirements.” Wu Fangfang, president of the Green Box, said, “This is really a demand for minutiae, and there is only one broad cotton in the country. Quantity requirements.”

“Similarly for a piece of cloth, how to take a sample is also very normative,” said Xie Qing, deputy secretary-general of the China Garment Association (000902). “At present, the country does not have the same strength to test all factories and it is impossible for all children’s clothing products. Perform the test."

Regarding the loopholes currently under supervision, Xie Qing and Wang Hailu consistently proposed the following solutions: AQSIQ's decentralization, so that the quality inspection industry can be fully marketized, and the society should establish a trustworthy testing organization.

It is understood that in Europe and the United States, third-party inspection agencies perform quality inspections and invest in testing equipment. This model is already very mature. When the product enters a national market, as long as the importer specifies a third-party testing agency, it can obtain inspection data at any time. For example, a testing institution with a hundred-year reputation such as UL has a higher degree of trust.

“The marketization of testing institutions will also be enhanced in terms of professionalism and can solve current regulatory issues.”