In the past few months, relevant authorities from domestic and international have released several children furniture recalls:

• May 22, 2013, CPSC of US and Health Canada jointly announced the voluntary recall for 34 types of children bed (about 63437) which from China and Vietnam, the recall reasons for the side rails of supporting the mattress is easy to break, might cause danger to the users; [1]
• During children Day in 2013, through the random inspection from Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision of Guangdong Province, the non-compliance rate of children furniture is 64.4% among 45 lots from 42 enterprises in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan (China Custom); [2]
• August 18, 2013 (JSTV report), Hong Kong Consumer Council published test results of several imported children's car safety seats which were found to contain formaldehyde and carcinogens; [3]

Along with the increasing growth and the problems of children furniture, the standards have been become stricter and stricter. On March 8, 2013, the EU published new requirements of children’s chairs, children’s high chairs, chair-mounted Children’s seat, Table-mounted Children’s chairs; [4] Some toys’ requirements are considered in Children furniture standard. In that case, children furniture standards reference more to the children's toy standards. On July 20th, the formal implementation of the EU Toys Directive are teemed to be "the strictest" toy regulation in EU history, made very strict rules in physical, chemical, mechanical, electrical safety of toys. The safety of children's furniture is thus particularly prominent. This will be an impact for manufacturers, but it would be also a core elements for manufacturers to set up quality reputation and branding in capturing your market share. DEKRA’s proficiency in Children’s toys and children furniture testing standards can be of help for you during the stage of product design, production and quality assurance. We are aim to assist your success in export and international trade!

近月来，国内和国际相关权威机构相继公布几宗儿童家具的召回事件:

• 2013年5月22日，美国消费品安全委员会、加拿大卫生部联合宣布对中国和越南产的34款儿童床（约为63,437张）实施自愿性召回。召回原因为：支撑床垫的侧围栏易断裂，有致使用者跌伤的危险；[1]
• 2013年6月1日儿童节期间，广东省质监局公布了近期生产领域质量抽检结果， 抽查范围包括广州、深圳、佛山、东莞等7个市（区）42家企业生产的45批次儿童家具产品，其中不合格率高达64.4%（中国海关）。[2]
• 2013年8月18日（JSTV新闻），香港消委会发布检测结果，称几款进口儿童汽车安全座椅被检出含有甲醛和致癌物。[3]

由此可见伴随着儿童家具市场的日益扩大以及问题的不断呈现，各国的儿童家具标准也日趋规范和严格。2013年3月8日，欧盟宣布对涵盖儿童座椅、儿童高脚座椅、装在座位上的儿童座椅、装在小桌上的儿童座椅制定新的安全要求[4]；儿童家具对于儿童来说都是玩具，因此儿童家具的标准更多参考了儿童玩具的标准。随着7月20日，欧盟正式实施玩具安全新指令，这被称为欧盟史上“最严苛”的玩具安全指令在物理、化学、机械、电气、卫生等诸多方面对玩具做出了非常严格的规定。由此儿童家具的安全性就显得格外突出。对厂家而言，这是影响其抢占儿童家具市场这块大蛋糕，建立企业品牌信誉的核心影响因素。DEKRA熟练掌握着各国儿童玩具和儿家童具测试标准的要求，可以为您在设计和生产中保驾护航，助您的产品顺利达到出口各个国家和地区的要求。

Reference list:

[1] http://trade.ec.com.cn/article/tradehwyj/201305/1244983_1.html
[2] http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-SHBH201207022.htm
[3] http://www.jstv.com/qinzi/news/201308/t20130818_1769272.shtml
[4] http://www.hfgjj.com/n7216006/n9417014/n9417641/n9425307/n20154776/28182715.html

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