The China Enterprise Alliance Standards Release "Safety Requirements for Infant Feeding Bottles"
Recently, the enterprise alliance standard "Safety Requirements for Infant Bottles" was released, filling the long-standing gap in safety standards for baby bottle products.
The standard was drafted and compiled by the China Toy and Juvenile Products Association in conjunction with major domestic and international baby bottle manufacturers and professional testing institutions. As a major producer and exporter of baby bottles, China has yet to formulate relevant national and industry safety standards. Some products on the market only label foreign standards, some only label national material and hygiene standards, some have incorrect standards, and a large portion do not label any standards at all, violating China's Product Quality Law, the Implementing Regulations of the Standardization Law, and other laws and regulations. Furthermore, some products label with enterprise standards, but these standards are inconsistent between enterprises, resulting in varying product quality.
The lack of safety standards for baby bottles directly leads to loopholes in companies' implementation of product standards, resulting in a lack of legal basis for government supervision and an inability to guarantee product quality and safety. In drafting the "Alliance Standard," the safety standards for infant formula bottles from the EU, the US, Japan, and Taiwan were the primary references. Key contents include: baby bottle safety requirements, labeling, mechanical, physical, and chemical performance testing methods, judgment criteria, and packaging, storage, and transportation. Among these, key indicators such as the mechanical, physical, and chemical performance of baby bottles closely align with international standards.
According to the plan, this "alliance standard" is scheduled to be officially released and implemented in March next year. Relevant testing institutions in China will test the products submitted by member companies of the alliance in accordance with the "alliance standard".
