Multiple faucet enterprises are exposed to lead content exceeding the standard, and they say they will redo the test

Guide: Recently, the media exposed that 9 faucet products were found to contain excessive lead after the test Among them, Jiumu kitchen and bathroom, Gaoyi faucet and Lejia bathroom exceeded the standard most seriously After the media exposed that the lead content of many faucet enterprises exceeded the standard, Lejia bathroom, which was exposed to exceed the standard more seriously, said that it had doubts about the test results and would respond after obtaining the test report In addition, experts who have participated in the development of relevant national standards said that the mandatory standards for heavy metal content of water faucet products have been approved and may be promulgated within this year The company said it would redo the test Recently, the media exposed that nine faucet products were found to contain excessive lead after the test Among them, Jiumu kitchen and bathroom, Gaoyi faucet and Lejia bathroom exceeded the standard most seriously, the lead superscalar of the first two reached 18 times, and the lead precipitation of Lejia brand was 173 μ g / L, 34 times more than the national standard of 5 μ g / L Yesterday afternoon, Lejia issued an official statement, saying that all its leading kitchen products sold in China are produced in the European Union region and meet the current European product standards The company has questions about the test results and will contact the Shanghai Bureau of quality and technical supervision to find out the details before responding, said a head of marketing department at Lejia Jiumu kitchen and bathroom told reporters that after the incident, relevant experts and third-party testing institutions have been invited to test relevant products, and further processing will be carried out after the results of the new test report are released The leading enterprises of high-tech instruments that exceeded the standard did not respond Experts said the new standard is similar to that of the United States According to the reporter, at present, there are two domestic standards concerning the heavy metal content of faucets, i.e safety evaluation standard for drinking water transmission and distribution equipment and protective materials and lead release limit of faucet, both of which are recommended, corresponding to the mandatory foreign standards on heavy metal content of faucet products Shi Hongwei, deputy director of the quality supervision, inspection and Testing Center for building materials, hardware and plumbing products, said, "at that time, the production technology of domestic enterprises could not meet such high requirements." In 2012, the U.S reduced the lead release limit index of water faucet from the previous 11mg / L to 5mg / L, which should be enforced by relevant enterprises According to Shi Hongwei, at present, the update of lead standard for water faucets has been reported and will be added to the national compulsory standard for ceramic chip sealing water faucets, which must be enforced by enterprises "The new indicators are consistent with the US standards, all of which are 5 micrograms / liter, and are expected to be issued within the year."