Recently, the reporter learned from Zhongshan Inspection and Quarantine Bureau that the directive on the restriction of the use of PFOS in the EU will be put into effect on June 27 this year. The implementation of this directive will give a wide range of support to Zhongshan Textiles, leather, papermaking, packaging, printing auxiliaries, cosmetics Exports of other products have a significant impact. According to reports, PFOS PFOS full name is the anti-fouling agents for textile and leather products, the main active ingredient, widely used in civilian and industrial products, is one of the most difficult to degradation of organic pollutants. The European Parliament passed the directive on the restriction of the use of PFOS on October 25, 2006, which stipulates that EU members will formally implement the PFOS restrictions on June 27, 2008 with the following specific limits: The compounds themselves or their formulations Its content should be less than 0.005% (50ppm); semi-finished products its content should be less than 0.1% (1000ppm); textile or coating its content should be less than 1μg / m. The responsible person of the council told reporters that the EU formally banned the use of PFOS in commodities in a formal way. The first thing that will be affected will be the export enterprises like textiles and leather. Because PFOS is the most widely used in the textile industry, any textile that requires printing and dyeing and finishing needs to be pre-treated and washed. In addition, PFOS may be included in auxiliaries such as anti-UV and anti-bacterial functional finishing, The implementation will directly affect the Zhongshan textiles, leather, paper, packaging, printing and dyeing auxiliaries, cosmetics and other products exports. It is understood that textiles and clothing is one of the six pillar industries in Zhongshan. The EU is the fourth largest export market in Zhongshan. At present, Zhongshan has a total of about 800 textile and garment export enterprises. According to incomplete statistics, only the first quarter of this year, Zhongshan Textile exports 11532 batches, 217.934 million US dollars. Reporters visited through surveys and found that many of the most affected textile enterprises and garment enterprises in Zhongshan have not drawn enough attention to the PFOS directive and even have no clear idea of ​​whether their products contain PFOS components. Shaxi a jeans manufacturer in an interview, said: "In recent years, Europe and the United States on Chinese trade barriers, increasing technical barriers, many of the technical standards we have heard before heard, and other products produced before Know that because of technical and other causes of huge losses. "The official said that with the future awareness of this area will be more attention to the introduction of the European and American trade policies and technical standards to reduce the loss of business. Zhongshan Inspection and Quarantine reminded that the majority of textile enterprises should be familiar with the relevant requirements of PFOS as soon as possible to speed up the research and development of PFOS replacement products and production technology upgrading and upgrading of environmental protection products to meet future global restrictions on PFOS and its derivatives to the economy The impact of development. Related enterprises should also be a reasonable choice of suppliers, will meet the environmental requirements of the textile printing and dyeing production enterprises as long-term stability of the supplier is a good policy to cope with the restrictions. Exporters should communicate with European importers as soon as possible on the relevant issues and step up the options, tests and applications of alternative products so as to reduce the losses caused by the implementation of the directives.