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China Published Voluntary Standard on Hazardous Chemicals in Consumer Products

On 19 November 2020, the Standardization Administration of China has published a voluntary standard GB/T 39498-2020 on restriction of hazardous substances in consumer products, which will be implemented from 1 June 2021.The following are the highlight:

The chemical restrictions in the standard are mostly for toys, and there are some for other consumer products like jewellery, electrical appliances, leather goods and skin-contact products.

Examples of the restricted chemicals are:

  • Heavy metals
  • VOC (e.g. benzene, toluene, formaldehyde)
  • Bisphenol A
  • Chlorinated solvents
  • Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
  • Nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates
  • N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances
  • Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (C10-C13) (SCCP)
  • Phthalates
  • Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
  • Fragrances

The standard also suggests test methods in Appendix A of the standard. It can be viewed online at the official Chinese standard database for free.

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