Japan Intends To Set Limits On Polychlorinated Biphenyls In Textiles

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The investigation and quality evaluation of pigments with PCBs content greater than 50ppm and beyond the limits of PCB safety standards formulated by the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (PCB) will be ordered to stop production and withdraw from the market.

The initiative is based on the discovery of trace amounts of PCB in 57 batches of organic pigments during the 98 batch of organic pigments investigated by the Japan dyestuff and Chemical Industry Association (JDICA).

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), as antistatic agents and flame retardants, are introduced into textiles. When burning, they will release highly toxic substances and pose a serious threat to human health and environment.

At the same time, polychlorinated biphenyls cause skin coloring, gastrointestinal discomfort, and carcinogenic effects. They are toxic and harmful substances in "environmental hormones".

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There are more and more testing items. In terms of textiles and clothing, Japan has set up a large number of technical trade measures.

For example, "the law governing the content of harmful substances in daily necessities" and "rules for the implementation of the regulations on harmful substances in daily necessities" stipulate the limit indicators for harmful substances in textiles; fire regulations impose provisions on the combustion properties of textiles; the sixteenth part of the road safety standards and regulations stipulates the combustion characteristics of automotive interior materials; the regulations for the quality control of fiber products and the recognition rules for the quality of textile products are strictly stipulated.

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The sampling inspection of the products should be carried out strictly for the inspection of the textiles exported to Japan, and the necessary sampling tests should be carried out to avoid the occurrence of accidents such as recall and recall. The third party enterprises should implement the registration and registration management system, expand the scope of inspection and supervision, supervise and urge the enterprises to establish and perfect the supplier files, strictly control the source of production, strengthen the process supervision, and incorporate the three party processing enterprises, such as fabric processing, dyeing and finishing, embroidery, into the inspection supervision category, so as to ensure the quality and safety of the final products.