Recently, the reporter visited the floor market and found that there are many environmental protection signs for flooring products. The E0, E1, E2 and other standards specified in the national standard are not clearly marked on many products and packaging. Some merchants and consumers are confused about the concept of E1 and E0. Unclear. Due to the large number of national standards for flooring products, companies are “lower and not higher†when manufacturing products, and “high or low†when propagating. Experts say that too low national standards allow bad companies to have time to drill, and the industry standard for wood flooring needs to be upgraded.
Floor environmental standards are not uniform
Recently, some consumers have consulted with reporters. The environmental protection signs on the floor in the market are dazzling. How to choose? The reporter visited and found that in addition to the familiar concept of E1 and E0, there are many other environmental protection grades and environmental protection signs, such as CARB, F****, etc., it is difficult to judge whether these products are qualified.
The reporter learned that the majority of concerns about the environmental protection of the floor are concentrated on the amount of formaldehyde released. At present, different standards have different levels of formaldehyde emission and grade. For example, for the limit of formaldehyde emission in interior decoration materials, wood-based panels and their products for wood-based panels and their products (GB18580-2001), the floor can reach the E1 level (≤1.5mg/L). Qualified; at the same time, there are other national standards for flooring products of different categories. For example, “Environmental Flooring†(GB/T18103-2000) classifies environmental protection grades A and B; “Immersion Paper Laminated Wood Flooring†(GB18102-2007) divides laminate flooring into E0 and E1 level.
What standards and environmental protection grades are used for flooring products should have relevant signs on the products or packaging. For example, GB18102-2007 stipulates: “The appropriate part of the product is marked with the formaldehyde emission amount mark; on the package, there should be information such as product name, specification model, category, grade, formaldehyde emission quantity mark, etc.†GB/T18103-2000 also has relevant regulations: “Before the product is put into storage, the product type, grade, specification and other information should be marked in the appropriate part of the product. The enterprise shall provide detailed Chinese installation and operation instructions according to the product characteristics.â€
Environmental protection level promotion confusion
According to Li Hongfan, executive director of the China Green Home Environmental Technology Working Committee, there are many national standards for environmental protection levels, and the detection methods and levels are inconsistent. As a result, enterprises are “lower and higher†when manufacturing products. Not a low phenomenon. He explained: "If laminate flooring, GB18580-2001 specifies E1 grade, GB18102-2007 specifies E1 grade and E0 grade, the two do not conflict, only stipulates different grades of laminate flooring. Therefore, enterprises only need to produce E1. The grade floor is in compliance with the standard and can be sold in the market. Even if there is no GB18580-2001 standard, the laminate flooring produced by the enterprise according to GB18102-2007 is also sold in the market because the standard also specifies the E1 grade. standard."
At present, the domestic floor inspection adopts the method of inspection. Wang Ye, president of the China Wood and Wood Products Circulation Association Beijing Flooring Branch, said: "This way we can't rule out the special samples sent by the company, and choose the results of the tests that are satisfactory to the consumers. Some unsatisfactory test results can be handled by themselves. It is also possible that the company will publish some test reports that meet the E0 level, even if there is an E1 level product, it will also cause the illusion that all products meet the E0 standard. This requires the relevant state departments to increase the intensity of the spot check, and Whether the level comparison is consistent, resisting the false propaganda of the company."
â– Market visit
Some products have no environmental protection mark
The reporter visited a building material city in Shilihe. In the "European floor" counter, the reporter asked about the formaldehyde level of a laminate flooring. The clerk explained that the formaldehyde emission of all products of the European floor reached 0.3mg/L. According to national standards, the E0 standard has been reached. The reporter asked if there was any relevant test report, and the clerk took out a product inspection report for March 2013. The reporter saw that the report was tested according to the standard "impregnated paper laminated wood floor" (GB18102-2007), and it was indeed 0.3mg/L in the column of "formaldehyde emission". The reporter asked: "Which test report is for which production batch of product? Is this E0 grade marked on the packaging or on the floor?" The clerk said: "I don't know what the batch means. The report is proof, no. Need to be stated on the package."
In another "Gray" floor store in the building materials city, the clerk said that the amount of formaldehyde released from each floor can reach the E1 level, and said: "If we fail to pass the test, we pay double the price." On the "5915" laminate flooring box, the reporter saw that only four standards of standard, model, specification and area were implemented, and there was no relevant grade mark.
During the visit, the reporter found that many merchants and consumers are not clear about the concept of national standards such as E1 and E0. When consumers buy products, they don't care about the product level. Many people judge whether they are environmentally friendly by asking if they have “no tasteâ€. When the business is promoting, they often use the words “all products reach E0â€; at the product label level, Some are labeled A, and some are marked E1 or E0, and the title is chaotic.
â– Industry voice
Floors should be promoted to a higher standard
â— Li Hongfan, Executive Director of China Green Home Environmental Technology Working Committee
In production, “it’s not high,†and “high or low†is the embodiment of the company’s responsibility. When there is a dispute between the enterprise and the consumer, the consumer cannot guarantee the consumer rights only by the words of the propaganda. This market phenomenon is related to the low national standard. Enterprises and associations should work hard to promote higher standards.
Environmental protection logo relies on corporate self-discipline
â—Wang Ye, President of Beijing Flooring Branch of China Wood and Wood Products Circulation Association
Compared with the chaos in the wood flooring market, the chaos of the environmental protection mark is still a small problem. The unlicensed and unqualified flooring products investigated and dealt with by the Beijing Branch each year reach 10,000-20,000 square meters. Very few consumers take the test after buying the product, and can only rely on the means of market sampling to see if there is any sign that the product does not match the product. In this regard, more needs enterprise conscious and industry self-discipline.
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