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This standard is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This standard was proposed by the China National Textile and Apparel Council.
This standard is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Garments of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 219).
Drafting organizations of this standard: Guangzhou Fiber Products Testing Institute, Shanghai Garment Research Institute, State Supervision and Inspection Center for Garment Quality (Shanghai), Jinjiang Carnival Baby Products Co., Ltd. and Shishi Shangteng Commerce Co., Ltd.
Chief drafters of this standard: Xiao Min, Wu Shuhuan, Shi Qin, Sun Min, Yan Chengxiao, Wang Xingru, Nie Fengming, Liao Chunqiang and Zhou Shuangxi.
Baby Carriers
1 Scope
This standard specifies technical features for baby carriers, including requirements, inspection methods, use instructions, inspection rules as well as packaging, transportation and storage.
This standard is applicable to carriers for baby (aged 4 months or more) whose head has certain upright support force and can lean against adult body vertically.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 5456 Textiles - Burning Behaviour - Flame Spread Properties of Vertically Oriented Specimens
GB/T 6675.2-2014 Safety of Toys - Part 2:Mechanical and Physical Properties
GB/T 6675.4-2014 Safety of Toys - Part 4:Migration of Certain Elements
GB/T 15557 Standard Terminology Relating to Apparel
GB 18383 General Technical Requirements for Products with Filling Materials
GB 18401 National General Safety Technical Code for Textile Products
GB/T 20388 Textiles - Determination of the Content of Phthalates
GB/T 21294-2014 Testing Methods of Physical and Chemical Performance of Garments
GB/T 22048 Toys and Children’s Products - Determination of Phthalate Plasticizers in Polyvinyl Chloride Plastic
GB/T 24121 Textile Products - Determination of the Remains of Broken Sewing Needle
GB/T 30157 Textiles - Determination of Total Content of Lead and Cadmium
GB 31701 Safety Technical Code for Infants and Children Textile Products
FZ/T 80002 Marking, Packaging, Transportation and Storage for Garments
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions given in GB/T 15557 as well as the following apply.
3.1
baby carriers
the product made with textile and (or) other accessories and worn on human body for fixing baby aged 36 months or less
3.2
leg opening
opening on carrier for the passing and stretching of baby's legs
3.3
filling
materials such as wadding fiber and sponge with certain compressive resilience and flexibility and filled between two layers of fabric for buffering purpose
4 Requirements
4.1 Appearance quality
Appearance quality shall meet the requirements given in Table 1.
Table 1 Appearance Quality Requirements
Item Requirement
Overall appearance Basically upright, neat and clean
Fabric No breakage
Without skipped yarn, jumper, obvious imprint, spot and flaw
Sewing thread Sewing thread suitable for the quality of all fabrics is selected
Sewing The upper and lower thread fit and the stitches are straight and at consistent stitch length
Empty stitch, dropped stitch, skipped stitch as well as obvious staggering stitch are not allowed
Accessory It is smooth in surface and free from defect
The zipper shall be zipped up easily, without dislocation, teeth falling and color losing
Button shall not fall off; metal parts like metal button shall be rust-free, burr-free and free from missing plating
4.2 Material
4.2.1 Requirements for textile fabrics
Safety requirement for all textile fabrics on carrier shall meet the requirements given in Table 2.
Table 2 Requirements for Textile Fabrics
Item Requirement
Formaldehyde content/(mg/kg) Complying with Class A in GB 18401
pH
Peculiar smell
Decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes/(mg/kg)
Color fastness/grade Fastness to water (discoloration and staining)
Fastness to acid perspiration
(discoloration and staining)
Fastness to alkali perspiration
(discoloration and staining)
Fastness to dry friction
Fastness to saliva (discoloration and staining)
Color fastness/grade ≥ Fastness to wet friction 3
Fastness to light (discoloration) 3~4
Complex color fastness to light-perspiration (discoloration) 3~4
Total heavy metal a/(mg/kg) ≤ Lead (Pb) 90
Cadmium (Cd) 100
Transferable element b/ (mg/kg) ≤ Antimony (Sb) 60
Arsenic (As) 25
Barium (Ba) 1 000
Chrome (Cr) 60
Mercury (Hg) 60
Selenium (Se) 500
Content of phthalate c/(mg/kg) ≤ Di-2-ethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP)
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) 0.1
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
Di-iso-decylphthalate (DIDP)
Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) 0.1
a, b, c Only the fabric containing coating and print dyeing shall be examined.
4.2.2 Requirements for filling
The filling of carrier shall be brandnew and pollution-free material and shall meet the requirements given in Table 3. Wadding fiber filling shall meet the requirements of GB 18383.
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Requirements
5 Inspection Methods
6 Use Instructions
7 Inspection Rules
8 Packaging, Transportation and Storage
