I. The charm and importance of plush toys and children's products
With their cute shapes and soft touch, plush toys have become a favorite item for children and adults alike. For children, stuffed animals are playmates, friends and listeners. Children give plush toys meaning and soothe their broken hearts when they encounter difficulties and frustrations. For adults, plush toys are not just home decorations and gifts, but also a kind of psychological comfort. In the stressful and lonely world of adulthood, plush toys provide affirmation, a listening ear, understanding and comfort.
The diversity of plush toy brands is also one of the reasons for their popularity. With the continuous expansion of the market, many brands have become synonymous with the trend, the choice of such plush toys is also a symbol of taste. In addition, today's plush toys are produced scientifically and safely, for children with delicate and sensitive skin is a very safe choice, parents can also rest assured that children and toys close contact. Plush toys there are many kinds of plush toys, such as soft plush toys with its soft appearance by many consumers.
However, plush toys can also be harmful to children if they are not of satisfactory quality. Possible risks include allergic reactions, choking risks, chemical contamination and bacterial growth. For example, some children may be allergic to the fillings of plush toys, resulting in symptoms such as itchy skin and shortness of breath; if small parts of plush toys fall off, children may put them into their mouths, resulting in choking; poor-quality plush toys may contain hazardous chemicals, such as formaldehyde and benzene, which are harmful to children's health; and plush toys are prone to bacterial growth, which, if they are not cleaned on a regular basis, may lead to children contracting Diseases.
The quality of children's products is of paramount importance. Children's immune systems and physiological development are not yet fully mature and they are more susceptible to external environmental influences. Low-quality children's products may contain harmful substances that pose a threat to children's health. Children's skin is more sensitive than that of adults and is easily irritated. Low-quality fabrics or materials may cause allergies, dermatitis and other skin problems. Children's products need to be safe enough to avoid sharp edges, small parts and other injuries that may be triggered. In addition, poor quality supplies break easily, increasing the risk of danger during use. Childhood is an important time for physical and cognitive development, and appropriate products can promote their physical movement and intellectual development. Low-quality supplies may not accomplish this goal. The quality of children's products also affects their lifespan. Low-quality products are easily damaged, adding to the financial burden on families and causing unnecessary waste of resources on the environment. The quality of children's products is related to the reputation of the brand and the trust of parents; brands with reliable quality are more likely to be supported and recommended by parents.
Therefore, the quality of plush toys and children's products is a matter of children's safety and health, and it is vital to ensure their quality.
Second, plush toys test methods
1. Appearance and workmanship
Large manufacturers in the design of plush toys often invested heavily, focusing on every detail, whether it is the design of the shape or color matching, are striving to achieve perfection. The production of plush toys is not only beautiful and lovely shape, and fine workmanship, stitching is fine and neat, no unnecessary threads, the interface is handled very smoothly. For example, some well-known brands of plush toys, its unique appearance design, can attract the attention of consumers. While small manufacturers, due to financial and technical constraints, may imitate the shape of large manufacturers, but the choice of materials and workmanship will be greatly reduced. Plush toys produced by small factories may have rough workmanship, sparse stitches or even gaps, threads may also be everywhere, and the overall shape is often miserable and ugly. Therefore, when selecting a plush toy, you can not just look at the size and price, but to carefully observe its appearance and workmanship.
2. Feel and materials
Good plush toys are very careful in the choice of material, usually using super-soft fabrics. This fabric has a tight texture, dense face velvet, and you can't see the texture of the velvet underneath. Touch with your hand, feel very soft and cozy, can be put on the face to feel, there will be a soft feeling. The poor quality of plush toys are mostly cheap short hair fabrics, face velvet sparse, you can see the velvet, feel hard, put on the face will feel a little solid. In addition, you can also pull the toy surface by pulling the plush to judge the fabric is good or bad. High-quality fabrics are not easy to pull down the hair by hand, while the poor quality is easy to lose hair.
3. Filler inspection
Good plush toys are mostly filled with white PP cotton. This kind of filling cotton is healthy and soft, not harmful to the body, and has good elasticity. If it is deflated during transportation, it is easy to recover. If you press it with your hand, it is very elastic. Poor plush toys may be more black cotton, or less PP cotton. Poor quality toys using filler cotton color may be dark gray, generally have a bad smell, poor cotton, feel impurities. Press with your hand, the elasticity is much worse. You can first feel with your hands, pure PP cotton feel like touching a down jacket, feel very soft and very uniform, there will not be any sense of foreign objects and hard feelings. If the two hands in any part of the plush toy on the pressure, the basic can be two hands together will not have a sense of foreign objects, only uniform soft cotton. Poor touch is a piece of a piece, with a hand will have a foreign body feeling. You can also open the back of the zipper to check, pure PP cotton even if the cotton inside the whole pulled out and the zipper mouth of the same good cotton, black cotton is mostly zipper mouth layer is good cotton, with the hand up and down, left and right a few directions to pull out the original shape.
4. Price factors
Generally speaking, more expensive plush toys are usually of better quality. This is because high-quality plush toys have invested more costs in the choice of materials and the fineness of workmanship. Poor quality plush toys are easy to dirty, breeding bacteria, affecting health. Especially children, like to use their mouths to bite the toy, if it is easy to dirty and easy to shed the hair of the toy, it is even more inappropriate to give children to play. Brand and big business product quality is often more guaranteed, they usually control the channel more strictly, in order to maintain their own reputation, the sale of goods will have strict quality control, there will be no fake imitation products. The next time you go to the mall to buy a plush toy, you can refer to these points, choose the safety and quality assurance of plush toys.
III. Main types of plush toys
1. Softball
Soft ball is a common type of plush toy. It is usually made of soft fabric and has a certain degree of elasticity, which is suitable for children to play. For example, the Bean Land Happy Ball for Dogs is soft and bouncy, so it bounces around when thrown on the ground, making it fun for both dogs and kids. And IKEA's SPARKA plush soccer ball, a soft ball suitable for indoor play for children aged 12 months and older, allows children to practice their passing and kicking skills without worrying about the sun and rain. It's made from 100% polyester fabric and 100% recycled polyester hollow fibers as filler, and it's been rigorously tested for safety through washing and is free of harmful chemicals.
2. Plush dolls
Plush dolls are very popular type of plush toys. It is usually made of plush fabric and pp cotton and other fillers, realistic and lovely shape, soft touch. For example, some well-known brands of plush dolls, in the design of attention to detail, beautiful and lovely shape, fine workmanship, stitching fine and neat, no extra threads, the interface is handled very smooth, by the children's favorite.
3. Softball
Same as the type of soft ball described above, the soft ball can come in a variety of colors and patterns to add more fun to children's play.
4. Interactive stuffed animals
Interactive plush animals can interact with children and increase the fun of playing. For example, the "flinging rabbit dog sounding plush toy" can be pulled through the interactive pulling, puzzling and relieving the boredom, so that the children can get more happiness and inspiration in the play.
5. Decorative pillows
Decorative pillows can not only be used as home decoration, but also can be used when the children are resting. Like some cute pillow dolls, such as imitation fish pillow doll, ugly cute shaggy dog pillow, red plopping rabbit pillow, etc., the shape is cute, soft and cute sleep cuddle girl gift, very suitable for children. At the same time, these decorative pillows can also be used as gifts to send objects to friends, very practical.
6. Finger puppets
Finger dolls are small and cute, and can be put on the fingers to perform, stimulating children's imagination and creativity. Although the text does not specifically introduce the brand and characteristics of finger dolls, it is conceivable that finger dolls can be a good helper for children to play and perform.
1. Requirements for safety standards
- Children's Clothing Products: Children's clothing products must not contain hazardous substances, and their fittings should be securely fitted to avoid danger of falling off during wear. At the same time, children's clothing products should not have design defects, such as too long ties that may lead to the risk of entanglement. Moreover, children's clothing products should avoid sharp parts to prevent scratching children's skin. In addition, the design of children's clothing products should be in line with children's physiological structure and development needs, such as loose and appropriate, easy for children to move.
- National standards related to baby products: National standards related to baby and children's products cover a wide range of areas, such as technical specifications for the safety of textile products for infants, young children and children, and toy safety series. These standards make detailed provisions on the quality and safety performance of baby products. For example, in the toy safety standards, there are strict requirements on the physical and chemical properties of toys. In terms of physical properties, toys should not have sharp edges and tips to prevent children from being injured during play; in terms of chemical properties, the content of hazardous substances in toys must be controlled within safe limits, such as lead, mercury, chromium, cadmium and other heavy metals, as well as formaldehyde and other hazardous substances, which should be in line with the standard requirements.
- Children's Home Products: Children's household products are required to comply with national and regional safety standards, such as ASTM, EN71, etc. These standards specify the structural safety of children's household products, material safety, surface treatment, and so on. These standards have clear provisions on the structural safety, material safety and surface treatment of children's household products. For example, the corners of children's furniture should be rounded to prevent children from bumping; the material of furniture should be non-toxic, harmless and environmentally friendly, avoiding the use of materials containing formaldehyde and other hazardous substances; and the surface treatment of furniture should be smooth, delicate and free of sharp edges and burrs.
2. Quality control
Enterprises should establish a strict quality control system, from the procurement of raw materials to the production and inspection of all aspects of the strict control. In terms of raw material procurement, materials that meet safety standards should be selected, such as environmentally friendly wood and non-toxic plastics. Strict screening and regular auditing of suppliers to ensure that the quality of raw materials is stable and reliable. In the production process, strict production processes and quality standards should be formulated, and the supervision and management of production links should be strengthened to ensure that each product meets the quality requirements. At the same time, it is necessary to set up specialized personnel responsible for quality control work, conduct comprehensive inspection and testing of products, and discover and solve quality problems in a timely manner.
3. Environmental standards
Children's products should comply with national and regional environmental regulations, such as REACH and RoHS. These regulations limit the content of hazardous substances in products, such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and their ethers. Enterprises should actively adopt environmentally friendly materials to reduce pollution to the environment. For example, in the production of children's furniture, environmentally friendly water-based paints can be used instead of traditional oil-based paints to reduce the emission of volatile organic compounds. In the production of toys, recyclable materials can be used to improve the utilization of resources.
4. Packaging and labeling standards
The packaging of children's products should comply with regulatory requirements, labeling Chinese labels, age grouping and other information. Packaging should be moisture-proof and shock-proof to protect products from damage during transportation and storage. Packaging materials that may pose a choking risk to children should be clearly labeled to remind parents to dispose of them properly. At the same time, packaging should try to use recyclable or biodegradable materials to reduce environmental pollution. For example, the packaging of some children's toys is made of paper, which is both environmentally friendly and easy to recycle. In terms of labeling, the name, model, production date, manufacturer and other information should be clearly marked, as well as the applicable age range, methods of use, precautions, etc., so that consumers can accurately understand the characteristics of the product and the requirements for use.
5. After-sales service and consumer protection
Enterprises should establish a perfect after-sales service system, actively handle consumer complaints and suggestions, and improve the shopping experience and satisfaction. Set up a specialized after-sales service hotline or online customer service platform to answer consumers' questions and problems in a timely manner. For the quality problems raised by consumers, it is necessary to deal with them in a timely manner and provide return and exchange services or maintenance services. At the same time, it is necessary to collect consumer feedback on a regular basis and continuously improve the quality of products and services. For example, companies can understand consumer needs and opinions by issuing questionnaires and conducting customer satisfaction surveys in order to better meet consumer expectations.
V. Common inspection factors for toy safety standards
1. Food contact
Toys often have the potential to come into contact with food in a child's life. To ensure the safety of children, inspectors will rigorously check that toys are safe when they come into contact with food. For example, some children may place toys next to them while eating, or may even touch food with them. If toys release harmful substances when they come into contact with food, they may pose a threat to children's health. Therefore, it is crucial to check the safety of toys when in contact with food so that your child can play and interact with the toys without worrying about the safety of the toys, even during meal times.
2. Cleanliness of filling materials
The filling materials of plush toys are directly related to children's health. Inspectors will carefully check whether the filling materials are toxic. If the filling materials are not clean and contain toxic substances, the child may suffer health risks from accidental ingestion of the filling materials or long-term exposure during contact or play. For example, some poor-quality filling materials may contain harmful substances, such as heavy metals and harmful chemicals, which may cause serious harm to the child's body if ingested by the child. Therefore, ensuring the cleanliness of the filling materials is an important part of safeguarding your child's health.
3. Battery toy safety
- For battery toys, safety is the primary consideration. Inspectors will carefully check the safety of the batteries to prevent accidental ingestion by children. If the batteries in battery toys are not properly installed and protected, a child may remove the batteries and put them in his mouth out of curiosity, which can pose a great threat to the child's life and safety.
- The inspectors will also ensure that the batteries are not easily removed by children. For example, some good quality battery toys will adopt special designs, such as screw-fixed battery covers and hidden battery compartments, making it difficult for children to easily access the batteries. This can effectively reduce the risk of children accidentally ingesting batteries.
4. Product risk assessment
The safety of toys requires a thorough product risk assessment. Inspectors will scrutinize toys for risks such as sharp edges that may injure children. For example, some toys may have sharp edges in the design or production process, which may lead to injuries such as scratches if a child accidentally touches them during play. In addition, different toys are subject to individualized risk assessment according to their characteristics. For example, for some complex toys, consideration may be given to whether their small parts are easily dislodged and whether there is a risk of choking.
5. Applicability check
The suitability of toys is crucial to the physical and mental development of children. The inspectors will check whether the toys are suitable for the physical and mental development of children to avoid traumatizing them or causing other side effects. For example, some toys may cause psychological trauma to the child because they are too scary in design or have undesirable guiding qualities. Or some toys may cause physical discomfort to the child due to unsuitable materials and unreasonable design. Therefore, double-checking the suitability of toys is an important part of ensuring your child's healthy development.
6. Age grading and labeling assessment
- Children of different ages have different needs and adaptability to toys, so inspectors will determine the age group for which toys are appropriate. For example, some toys may be suitable for newborn babies, while some toys are more suitable for middle-aged children. Ensuring that toys are in line with children's physical and mental development is an important prerequisite for safe play.
- Also, inspectors make sure that toys are properly labeled on their packaging. These labels include age group labels, material labels, and so on. For example, age group labels can let parents know clearly which age group the toy is suitable for, and material labels can let parents know the materials used in the making of the toy so that they can determine whether it is allergic to their children, and so on. Inspectors will check the correctness of the labels to ensure that consumers can obtain accurate information.
7. Packaging and packaging waste inspection
- The packaging of toys also requires stringent inspection. The inspectors will check whether the packaging can be reused or recycled to avoid the generation of non-degradable waste. For example, some environmentally friendly packaging materials can be recycled and reused after use to reduce environmental pollution. Some non-degradable packaging materials, on the other hand, may cause long-term harm to the environment.
- In addition, inspectors also label packaging that may lead to choking risks. For some small packaging materials, such as plastic bags, if a child accidentally puts them over his head, it may lead to choking risk. Therefore, labeling the packaging with choking risk can remind parents to handle these packaging materials properly to protect the safety of their children.
8. EMC and electric toy safety
For motorized toys, inspectors will check whether they emit unsafe electromagnetic waves. If an electric toy emits unsafe electromagnetic waves during use, it may cause potential harm to a child's body. For example, some electromagnetic waves may affect the development of the child's nervous system, etc. Therefore, ensuring that electric toys comply with EMC standards, or electromagnetic compatibility standards, is an important part of ensuring the safe use of electric toys by children.
9. Security labeling and certification
Safety labels and certifications are important for consumers to determine the safety of toys. Inspectors will check whether the toys have safety labels and certifications. For example, some toys may have CE marking, CCC certification, etc. These markings and certifications prove that the toys have passed stringent safety tests and can be used with confidence. Consumers can check the safety labels and certifications of toys to determine whether the toys are suitable for their children.
10. Chemical screening
Chemicals in toys may pose serious health hazards to children. The inspectors will check whether the toys contain lead, phthalates and other toxic chemicals. For example, some poor-quality toys may contain excessive levels of lead, phthalates and other substances which, if ingested by a child, may cause serious harm to the child's body and may even lead to poisoning and other dangerous situations. Therefore, strictly checking the chemical substance content in toys is an important part of safeguarding children's health.
Six, plush toys test summary
Stuffed toy testing is critical to children's safety, both as parents and teachers, and there are ways to determine if a toy is safe. Plush toy inspection is an essential part of preventing children from accidentally eating toys and avoiding injuries.
For plush toy manufacturers, it is crucial to ensure the quality of their products. High-quality plush toys can not only enhance the company's image, but also win the trust of customers. Manufacturers should take active steps to ensure the quality of their products so that consumers can buy them with confidence. In this way, manufacturers can also operate with peace of mind without having to worry about the negative consequences of toy quality issues.
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