As stated in the previous articles “How to Arrange an Effective Inspection” and “How to Set a Product’s Quality Level for Your Supplier”, to make full use of the inspection service, it is suggested that the buyers provide detailed files to check and verify during the inspection as the more details buyers send to the inspection company, the more effective the inspection will be.

Many companies require an inspection of their products at various stages of the manufacturing process. This is done to ensure an acceptable product is produced for the customer.

The most common type of check is the workmanship check, or appearance inspection. A majority of this type of check is performed by factory workers, using only their eyes, often with minimal to no aid from equipment.

The world is now fighting against the virus and some scammers are trying to take advantage of it. From fakes masks to counterfeit certifications and even bogus factories.

Government agencies are now desperately looking for all kind of medical protective equipment from mask to gloves, goggles, faceshield and coverall or rubber boots. They have now become a crucial component in the worldwide battle against coronavirus. Unfortunately some scammers are also trying to take advantage of the situation.

Like many personal protective equipment, FFRs, short for Filtering Facepiece Respirators, and often referred to as disposable respirators, are also requested to undergo many regulatory requirements worldwide.

These requirements include national or regional standards that define safety, function and performance characteristics needed for respirators to assert compliance with the standards in question.

Identifying the right factory determines the future of your products, because the capabilities and capacity of your manufacturer have to align with your needs and expectations.

We have discussed some tips about choosing the right supplier before, in this article we will describe the process of the factory audit, a top method of supplier capability assessment.

The Law Label was introduced in the early 1900s to inform consumers about the filling materials hidden inside furniture and the beddings. It’s a tag that is attached to a product that provides consumers with information such as product ingredients (including filled ingredients and their percentages) and manufacturers or importers or sellers.

Button batteries are by far the most harmful type of battery if swallowed by young children. It is estimated that about 3,500 button batteries are swallowed by young children each year in the United States alone.

Opening the shipping container doors and realizing that there’s a collapse of the goods inside the container is a very common nightmare which importers want to keep from happening at all costs as it is normally followed by big financial losses and in worse cases, serious injuries of the staff responsible for unloading the container.

In a previous article, we’ve shared some tips on how to choose good inspection companies in China.

After selecting a good QC partner, how to make sure that the inspection company you’ve chosen will fully understand your product and your QC criteria? What information do buyers need to send to the inspection companies?