Japanese imports of lead and cadmium ceramic volume limit the new requirements

Published: 16 May 2009 18:41:14

Zibo introduce the relevant responsible comrades of Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in February this year, Japan revised the food made of glass, porcelain or enamelled equipment, containers commonly found in cadmium and lead leaching of norms, of different materials by considering the development of norms and ISO standards Under the amendment limits the maximum. The notification of the proposed approval date for 4 at the end of this year, entered into force in October this year to implement.

Ceramics are one of the city of export commodities, exports of ceramic enterprises in more than 20 products have exported to Japan. The first three quarters of this year, the Inspection and Quarantine Inspection zibo 266 ceramic batch exported to Japan, the value of 2,920,000 U.S. dollars.

In order to ensure that exports of Japanese ceramics, glass products in line with the Japanese government about the amount of lead and cadmium limits of the new requirements related to the production of Zibo Inspection and Quarantine to remind trade enterprises pay close attention to Japanese ceramics and glass products of lead and cadmium leaching of new regulations, as far as possible the use of unleaded Cadmium-free or low-lead low-cadmium pigments decorative ceramics and glass to ensure that exports are not affected.