Stationery Testing

As stationery products frequently used by students every day, the quality of their products directly affects children's health and even life safety. People's quality and safety control of stationery is becoming more and more strict. Many departments have put forward standard requirements for stationery safety. Products that do not meet technical specifications and safety standards will not be sold on the market. Matexcel can provide you with quality inspection stationery services.

The specific content of "General Requirements for the Safety of Student Supplies" includes the following:

√ The maximum limits for the migratable elements antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, and selenium are specified;
√ The content of benzene in the organic solvent of the modified product is specified, and it should not contain chlorinated hydrocarbons;
√ The content of free formaldehyde, benzene and xylene in the adhesive is specified;
√ The content of formaldehyde in stationery shall not exceed 300mg / kg;
√ The content of aromatic amines in dyes used in student supplies is regulated;
√ Limit the brightness of this book for students;
√ Made safety regulations on the size of the pen cap;
√ Provisions are made for the edges of hand-made scissors, blades, pencil sharpeners, drawing rulers, stationery boxes, etc..

The contents of stationery inspection include physical test and chemical test.
Physical test content are as follows:
• Pen test
• Dimensional inspection, functional and life test, writing quality, special environment test, safety • test of pen cover and pen cap.
• Paper test
• Gram weight, thickness, smoothness, air permeability, roughness, whiteness, tensile strength, tear strength, PH measurement, etc..
• Adhesive testing
• Viscosity, cold and heat resistance, solid content, peel strength (90 degree peel and 180 degree peel), PH value measurement, etc..
• Other tests such as stapler and puncher, generally can do some size, functional verification and hardness of metal parts, rust resistance, overall impact resistance, etc..

Chemical test content is as follows:
• U.S. Hazardous Art Material Labeling Regulations (ASTM D-4236 LHAMA)
• British pencil and drawing tools 1998 S.I. 2406-Toxic elements in writing tools
• Chemical Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
• Toxicity Risk Assessment (TRA)
• Microbial limit test (USP 61, BP / EP 16B)
• Cadmium test (EU REACH Annex XVII item 23)
• Lead content test (EU REACH Annex XVII item 63, CCPSA SOR / 2018-83)
• Phthalate Test (EU REACH Annex XVII item 51 & 52, USCPSIA, CCPSA)
• Preservative efficacy test (USP 51, BP / EP 16C)
• U.S. Children's Guide to Hazardous Liquid Chemicals (16 CFR 1500.231)
• Hazardous substances in products requiring special labels in the United States (16 CFR 1500.14)

Matexcel’s engineers and scientists have technical expertise to meet testing requirements with thoroughness, accuracy, and efficiency. The staff at Matexcel focuses on proactive communication with our customers. We are always striving to provide customers with high quality technical support and testing services. If you have any questions about auto parts analysis, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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