Shoes: Hexavalent Chromium? No such thing

Shoes: Hexavalent Chromium? No such thing

Shoe exporters are at increased risk of exporting hexavalent chromium, which is an ingestion toxicant/inhalant toxicant. Skin contact may cause sensitization, may cause genetic genetic defects, may cause cancer by inhalation, and may endanger the environment. In December 2011, the new version of the safety footwear standard eniso20345:2011 adopted by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), hexavalent chromium content does not exceed 3ppm. The regulations came into effect in June 2012.

“The two footwear reports are definitely affecting Xiaoshan footwear export companies.” Tong Lanying, director of the Animal and Plant Services Division of Xiaoshan Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, told reporters that Xiaoshan has many footwear export companies, but However, there are widespread problems with small scale, low unit price, and low quality. Some production companies even stay in the stage of family workshops, which directly increases the risk of shoe quality. In particular, excessive hexavalent chromium has now become a major "invisible killer" for footwear exports.

Tong Lanying said that after August 15 last year, footwear exports can be exported directly without the need for inspection, and the risk factor is even greater. Before the shoes were exported, the fabrics were inspected by the inspection and quarantine department of Xiaoshan. After passing the qualification, the company will start production. Once the fabric fails, it will be directly returned to the supplier. However, after the inspection is cancelled, the footwear exports can be directly exported without being inspected. If a company directly exports shoes, a failure will occur, and the company will face the loss of returns or even direct destruction in the exporting country.

The inspection and quarantine department in our district reminds that footwear exports must be clear about the EU's requirements for hexavalent chromium, especially those countries with relatively concentrated notifications from Germany and other countries. At the same time, it will strengthen the detection of hexavalent chromium content in leather raw materials, strictly monitor the storage and transportation environment factors of raw materials and finished products, and prevent the oxidation of trivalent chromium into hexavalent chromium. In addition, the detection of hexavalent chromium in safety shoes should also be strengthened to ensure that the product meets the new requirements for safety shoes in the European Union.

"Self-increasing pressure" initiative to submit the most recent period of time, Hangzhou Express Shoes Co., Ltd. in the workshop, is rushing to a batch of more than 100,000 US dollars in single shoes orders, this batch of orders is completed, it will be shipped to the United States. However, before they are shipped to the United States, they still need to go to another place - the testing agency.

“We have introduced a third-party testing agency and will conduct tests on some chemical and physical projects. Of course, it will also include testing whether chromium is excessive.” Tao Li, a staff member of Tongshui Footwear, told reporters that even if the shoes are no longer included, In the scope of inspection, enterprises can also withdraw orders without worrying about quality issues. In fact, every single shoe exports, they will be so tested, but also according to the different requirements of customers to detect the corresponding project. Last year, Tongyun Shoes Industry also introduced a special testing equipment that was specifically designed to detect whether the lead content exceeded the standard. Because there are layers of checks, the first quarter of Tongyun footwear exports also achieved a steady growth, January-February to achieve 1.4 million US dollars in exports.

Zhejiang Shandi Import & Export Co., Ltd., exporting technical shoes, also sent export shoes to third-party testing agencies for testing. "If the customer has a request, we will test it according to the customer's requirements. If there is no specific requirement, it will be processed according to industry standards and national standards." The company's relevant person, Liu Yangbin, said, in short, will not wait until after export to solve the problem, But quality control is advanced. Before each single exit, it will be tested.

Just like this, Xiaoshan shoe enterprises effectively countered the "invisible killer" of hexavalent chromium. Since the cancellation of footwear inspections, there has been no incident of hexavalent chromium being notified in the district.

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