Can any one person successfully navigate the constantly evolving state and federal product safety and compliance regulations for your organization?
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You Can’t Test In Safety
As I follow up on the many conversations that were started at the recent PPAI North American Leadership Conference and the PPAI Product Safety Summit, my belief that the rate of change in our industry is accelerating continues to be confirmed.
Read More“Surf’s Up”: Our Industry Is At A Tipping Point
This week, I attended the PPAI North American Leadership Conference and inaugural PPAI Product Safety Summit, where it became evident the promotional products industry has arrived at a critical industry tipping point.
Read MoreCPSIA and Product Safety News Roundup
A quick look at CPSIA reform, the lead limit change, and the upcoming Product Safety Summit.
Read MoreSupply Chain Transparency and Control
Corporate America’s expectations for supply chain transparency and control continue to grow as companies work to manage growing risk in light of the evolving product safety and compliance environment.
Read MoreCompliance: The Need For An Industry Standard
Being a distributor in today’s business environment is challenging. But the sales cycle has become even more complex due to the variety of compliance expectations from end-buyer customers.
Read MoreIndemnification: Are You—And Your Clients—Really Protected?
While the concept behind indemnification agreements is understandable, they fail to address one crucial question: How do indemnification agreements protect the end buyer’s brand?
Read MoreProduct Safety: Are We Missing The Point?
While some may wish it were so, product safety is not going away.
Read MoreThink This Can’t Happen to You? The Reality of CPSIA
We have all heard about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). And up to now, as distributors, we have been relatively insulated to the developing changes that suppliers have had to follow closely and adapt to be compliant. That is all ending now.
Read MoreUpdate: The AMA Won!
The American Motorcycle Association fought the law, and the law lost.
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