At present, the market is full of all kinds of soft furniture . Consumers are happy with the wide variety of soft-packed furniture. The worry is that they can only choose according to the style and material of the product. It is impossible to identify the internal filling materials. According to industry insiders, the software furniture market is still in the period of brand integration, and the inability to monitor the quality of materials selection is the drawback of the current development of software furniture.
The software furniture market is still in the brand integration period
Although some of the soft furniture brands have increased their sales in the summer, the mixed situation of the software furniture market has not changed much.
At present, the software furniture market is in a period of integration, the market is mixed, the brand is very chaotic, some small enterprises lack core competitiveness, technology and quality are not up to standard, and even no original design, the style is completely plagiarized. Based on this situation, consumers are easily caught in the wrong situation when purchasing software furniture.
Software furniture is in the midst of brand integration period
Many well-known software furniture companies are also deeply worried about the current market situation. Consumers lack understanding of soft furniture brands. On the one hand, consumers are not paying enough attention to the home market; on the other hand, they are too complicated for the soft furniture market. .
Consumers are easy: heavy style, light material
The author visited some home markets in the city and found that the major supermarkets are competing to open a “sleeping areaâ€. The software beds are also varied, including leather beds, fabric beds, leather cloth beds, health beds, etc. Hundreds.
Sofas and beds are essential furniture and are the two main categories of upholstered furniture. Software furniture is a must-have for home buyers, but there are established market demands, but the large and small software furniture brands on the market dazzle consumers.
Mr. Ma, who is selecting a fabric sofa, said, "Basically, I judge the quality of the sofa from the size of the brand, the color, size and personal preference of the sofa."
Miss White Yao holds the same view. "Now the sales staff can talk about it. Basically, I just listen to the introduction of the shopping guide to see if it is my favorite, and then decide whether to buy it. Basically, I don't understand or go to identify. ."
The author's investigation found that most consumers and Mr. Yao, Mr. Yao, value the price, style, comfort and after-sales service of soft furniture such as sofas and beds. As for the quality of soft furniture, consumers have expressed that they do not know how to identify.
“When I bought the sofa, the salesperson suggested that I could smell the pungent smell of the leather sofa at the time of purchase, or I could buy samples that had been placed in the store for many months, saying that the smell would be alleviated.†Mr. Hao said.
Then, these software furniture really can't identify the quality? The industry believes that software furniture is a more professional product, consumers want to easily identify the quality of the quality is not easy to buy. In addition, there are no environmental standards for soft furniture in China, and it has become more difficult for consumers to purchase.
Environmental protection and flame retardant standards are still missing
"We are such a big brand, how can the flame retardant standard be unqualified." The author found that most of the software furniture sales staff will give the above answer to the question of whether the mattress is flame retardant. According to the author's understanding, the "standards" in the business mouth mostly refer to "enterprise standards" rather than "national standards." The insiders told me that there is no mandatory flame retardant standard for household software furniture in China, but companies with export background or strict requirements for themselves will set up “enterprise flame retardant standards†because everyone has already realized “flame retardantâ€. The importance of upholstered furniture.
In fact, the problem of the backward flame retardant status of China's household products has long appeared. The industry is blunt, the current status of flame retardant products in mattresses, sofas and fabrics in the domestic market is: no mandatory standards, no mandatory factory inspection, Opportunistic in terms of flame retardant treatment, it is difficult to account for accidents.
It is reported that some brands are planning to jointly develop flame retardant standards for mattresses and recommend them to relevant national departments. In addition to the flame retardant standard, the standardization of the software furniture industry is also extremely urgent for environmental protection standards. Once the flame retardant standard is implemented according to international standards, it is highly likely to cause environmental hazards.
At present, the domestic standards for soft furniture are limited to functionality, durability and design, and there are no environmental issues such as the release of harmful substances from products.
Software homes also have DMF pollution risks
In addition, upholstered furniture is also at risk of DMF contamination.
When I understand the EU's environmental protection requirements for furniture, I found that it not only has corresponding regulations on formaldehyde, but also has strict requirements for REACH (chemical registration, evaluation, licensing and restriction, affecting chemical, textile, electromechanical, toy, furniture and other industries). It is stipulated that DMF (Dimethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate) is prohibited.
It is reported that DMF mainly exists in soft furniture such as sofas and beds. It is used for sterilization and mildew prevention of leather, textile production, storage and transportation. Although it can inhibit more than 30 kinds of molds, yeasts and bacteria, especially Clostridium botulinum and aflatoxin have a good inhibitory effect, but according to relevant experts, the substance is sublimed at room temperature and has a fumigating effect on the eyes, respiratory system, skin and mucous membrane. After contact with the skin. Prone to allergies, can cause skin eczema and burns.
How to choose soft furniture
1. Pay special attention to the materials used in frames, cushions and fabrics when purchasing sofas. For example, the leather sofa must be clearly marked in the contract as a full leather, half leather or thick leather sofa, so as to avoid the appearance of a full leather sofa with a half leather sofa. At present, it is more common to use hardwood (eucalyptus, ash, etc.) in the frame part, and the connection part adopts the blink connection structure better than the screw connection structure; the sponge used in the seat cushion should pay attention to the standard of use, and the higher the density, the better. The resilience of the sponge is better; the strength of the fabric is better, the fabric with high strength is not suitable for drawing, and the leather surface is not slack.
2, buy the mattress should pay attention to the strength of the spring, the material filled and the fabric. The strength of the spring depends on the steel number used for the steel wire. The higher the steel number, the better. The better material is manganese steel. The filled material is cotton felt (or chemical fiber felt) and brown sheet. The cotton felt has good gas permeability and chemical fiber felt. The strength of the fabric is better; the fabric is better selected for the treatment of mites.
3. At the same time, pay attention to the firmness of the furniture structure. If you buy a sofa, you can use your hand to move the diagonal part inward. If there is a sway or a squeaking sound, the structure is not firm. Check whether the internal structure of the sofa or bed (mat) has mildew or insects; observe whether the furniture cushion meets the requirements of the industry standard and the number of layers and health indicators.
Soft furniture re-exposure test failed
"Black" list on Yihai sofa
According to China Quality News Network, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision recently conducted a special supervision and inspection on the quality of sofa products produced in this city. This batch of inspection products 19 batches, covering the major production enterprises in this city. After inspection, failed one batch.
It was found that the art sea sofa ARTDECO (model specification: single/LCY-31 type; production date or batch number: 2011.8) produced by Shanghai Yihai Furniture Co., Ltd., the fabric color rubbing fastness was unqualified.
According to the standard GB/T1952.1-2003 "soft furniture sofa": the fabric material requirements of the sofa are: the rubbing fastness of various fabrics is greater than or equal to 4; if the sofa uses fabrics with unacceptable color fastness, when used It will cause fading, which will have adverse consequences of contaminating clothes, and will affect the appearance and service life of the sofa.
On July 4th, the author called Shanghai Yihai Furniture Co., Ltd., the company staff said: "Our products have just been sent to the test, have not been reported to us, so now there is no way to say whether the products are discontinued or discontinued. Class, wait until we receive the exact news from the relevant department."
Three new standards for upholstered furniture are about to be promulgated
Expected to limit the amount of harmful substances
Nowadays more and more furniture is no longer a single piece of wood, many of which use materials such as glass, metal and even sponge. However, in the current national standard GB18584-2001 "Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Wood Furniture for Interior Decoration Materials", the relevant testing methods only deal with the formaldehyde emission of the plates used in furniture, heavy metal lead in paint, mercury, cadmium, etc. The content is specified, and the toxic and harmful substances such as total volatile organic compounds and azo dyes (decomposable aromatic amines) contained in the upholstered furniture are not described. This has also led many soft furniture manufacturers to simply accept the formaldehyde emission as the basis for environmental protection of the product. The overall environmental protection of the furniture is not objectively reflected.
It is understood that the newly approved "Limited Quantity of Hazardous Substances in Soft Furniture Mattresses", "Limited Quantity of Hazardous Substances in Upholstered Furniture Sofas" and "Soft Furniture Sofas" have been approved and will be issued in July 2012. The "Determination of Dimethyl Fumarate Content in Furniture" to be implemented in Japan has made provisions for the selection and production process of raw and auxiliary materials for soft furniture, formaldehyde, dimethyl fumarate, azo dyes, etc. for soft furniture products. For the first time, the limit indicator was clarified. The definition of harmful substances has been increased, and the harm of the anti-flame retardant to the human body in the mattress fabric has been introduced, and five kinds of flame retardants which are banned are clearly specified. The "climate box detection" method adopted in the new standard effectively compensates for the inadequacy of local destructive testing. No matter which material is used for soft furniture, as long as an environmental protection index is not up to standard, it will be concentrated in the comprehensive test results.