In China’s plush toy market, fish and dragons are mixed, good and bad, and the quality between products varies greatly. Therefore, it is particularly important for consumers, especially when buying for infants and young children, to choose genuine products. The following highlights the differences between genuine and pirated plush toys:
1. Genuine plush toys are generally produced by large factories. From raw materials, fillers to packaging, printing, etc. must pass national and even international safety certification. Regular manufacturers, first of all, have strict requirements for the production environment: a clean, safe and hygienic environment has a vital impact on the hygiene of products. It is difficult to imagine that a dirty underground processing plant can produce products that meet safety and environmental protection requirements, and it is difficult to imagine the consequences of such products being handed over to infants and young children.
2. The selection of genuine plush toys all has strict standards, and its raw material suppliers (including fabrics and fillers) are also manufacturers that meet national and international safety standards, and substances that endanger children’s health (especially heavy metals such as mercury) are never allowed to be mixed into the materials. Therefore, although it may be relatively costly, it is absolutely safe and reliable. Pirated products are often produced by small factories, only pursuing low prices, ignoring the safety of products. Many unscrupulous manufacturers use recycled materials for fabrics and black cotton for fillers. The price of such a product is extremely low, and there is generally no difference in appearance, and adults may not experience its harm for a while if they play. However, babies and young children have soft skin, are very sensitive to stimuli, and like to lick and bite toys. If you are exposed to this undesirable product for a long time, it will have a negative impact on the growth and development of the baby.
3. After strictly controlling the production environment and raw material selection, the management of the production process is particularly important. Metal objects such as needles and scissors are inevitably used in the production of plush toys: in the sewing process, needles often break in the toy; During the packaging process, there have also been incidents of scissors being placed in toys. The large manufacturers that produce genuine products have a strict metal management system, and at the same time, the production process must also go through many metal detection processes, and they must be inspected one by one before leaving the factory to be foolproof. And many small factories are poorly managed, and some don’t even have metal detectors. Therefore, even if they use qualified materials, it is difficult to ensure that the small needles do not mix into the toy. Such products also pose a potential threat to the baby’s health.
4. Genuine plush products are vivid and lively. The pirated ones often have sluggish expressions, serious damage, and the phenomenon of disappearance, and the children’s liking will be greatly reduced.
So, how to identify genuine and pirated products? The simplest look at two points: anti-counterfeiting standards and certificates. Genuine products have beautifully made laser anti-counterfeiting logos, and there are numbers in the anti-counterfeiting labels, and each product is different. At the same time, the national quality inspection stipulates that each plush toy must have a certificate of conformity (either hanging on the product alone, or printed on the packaging box), which must be printed with the product name, model, production plant name, address, product ingredients, quality standards, warnings, etc., all of which are indispensable. If any of the above items are missing, it can basically be considered a substandard product.
In short, due to the particularity of infants and young children, the selection of toys for them must be very careful, and quality and safety are undoubtedly the first place. In order to avoid the baby’s physical and mental damage, in order to be truly responsible for the baby’s health, choosing a genuine plush toy is the safest and wisest choice.
