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Why Do Importers Need Product Reliability Testing? [Podcast]

January 15, 2021

Why Do Importers Need Product Reliability Testing? [Podcast]

Product reliability testing is a must for importers who want to avoid risk... 2020 added considerable strain and difficulty to many importers' lives, so today, more than ever, it's so important to implement measures to protect your business against expensive recalls and lawsuits which may occur if your products don't reach expected reliability, quality, and safety standards. Undertaking thorough product reliability testing during the development and manufacturing stages is one such way to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Risk Management, Uncategorized Tagged With: laboratory testing, product reliability, product reliability testing, product safety, product testing, risk reduction

Why Product Safety, Quality, and Reliability Are Tightly Linked

November 9, 2020

Recently I read an article that calls for manufacturers to be more proactive in reducing risks for consumers. And they shared this (pretty scary) graph about product safety recalls: Many companies that develop & purchase products wonder how to minimize the risk of a forced recall, which can be extremely expensive. And my advice is simple: Put more efforts in assuring the quality and the reliability of your products, and it will greatly contribute to their safety.  Let's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: consumer risk, product compliance, product quality, product reliability, product safety

Factory Testing Facilities | Vetting Chinese Suppliers (Part 8) [Podcast]

October 14, 2020

Factory Testing Facilities | Vetting Chinese Suppliers (Part 8) [Podcast]

Why do we look at the factory testing facilities when vetting a Chinese supplier? A great question here is: "How can my supplier know that the product they're manufacturing is good if they're unable to test that they reach my specifications, quality, and safety requirements?" If they have no way of testing or are skipping important tests this is probably a major red flag (unless you're certain that they're sending samples out to a lab to be tested all of the time) as it shows that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: compliance testing, factory testing facilities, podcast, product safety, product testing

What Is Compliance Testing? [Podcast]

October 7, 2020

What Is Compliance Testing?

Why is compliance testing so important for buyers who import products from China?   Compliance testing helps assure your product's compliance with your market's product and safety standards. By conducting such testing, you'll be testing whether the product is safe for consumers under normal use, doesn't contain hazardous substances above acceptable levels, and won't be restricted from being imported. Because importers are usually held responsible for any safety problems caused by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Compliance Tagged With: compliance testing, developing new products, lab tests, Laboratories in China, podcast, product compliance, product safety, product testing, Product testing laboratories China, testing lab

Does The Safety & Quality Of Products Sold On Amazon Pose Risks?

June 7, 2019

Do Products Sold on Amazon Pose Higher Safety & Quality Risks?

A few weeks ago, a journalist asked me whether products sold on Amazon present higher safety risks and whether their quality is inferior (relative to other distribution channels). My guess is that yes (I have no solid data to back that up. It would be quite difficult to come up with such data), for a similar product positioning (price & quality), those sold on Amazon present higher risks for consumers. Here's why. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: Amazon, amazon sellers, FBA, FBA sellers, product quality, product safety, products sold on amazon


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