Remember back in the day when you combed your hair, brushed your teeth, put on your best pair of khakis and a new shirt—all for your classroom photo? That’s what factories do on audit day.
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The Golden Sample: Why Testing Alone Isn’t Enough
Requesting product safety testing results from the factory about the specific item it is making for you is a natural first step. Seems easy enough, right?
Read MoreCPSIA Exemptions: Excerpts with Brent Stone
More information from QCA’s Brent Stone about the Small Batch Manufacturer’s Registry and what distributors should know when looking for a compliant supplier.
Read MoreDifferentiating Quality Still a Challenge for the Promotional Products Industry
Of all the costs that go into making a promotional product, quality costs are often the hardest to appreciate.
Read MoreIs It a Toy? We May Find Out Soon.
Think you know a toy when you see one? We should soon find out if the Consumer Product Safety Commission agrees with you.
Read MoreThe Problem with Test Reports
It was one of our hottest selling bags and we were flat out-of-stock. At least a dozen backorders had already piled up by the time the container with 150,000 new pieces finally arrived at our receiving dock.
Read MoreYou 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 MoreIs Social Media About to Eat Itself Whole
You know all those freinds you have on Facebook? Say the hundreds and hundreds of them, some of which you really like and others you haven’t spoken with in 10 years. Now a new Web site will let any of them review YOU annonomously and for free. Unvarnished.com, currently in beta testing, lets users review friends, families, ex-boyfriends, etc … without having to leave a name (or even initials). Employees can comment on bosses, students on teachers, and even co-workers on co-workers. While not fully launched, the controversy about its functionality is in full gear.
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