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Product Recall Program: How to do it in case of a Safety Issue?

May 22, 2023 by Renaud AnjoranLeave a Comment

Product Recall Program: How to do it in case of a Safety Issue?

In a previous post, I explained how to reduce product safety risks by doing a risk assessment based on ISO 10377. It is the preventive approach to avoid distributing an unsafe product (for general consumer goods, anyway). It goes hand in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compliance Tagged With: ISO 10393, product compliance, product recall, product safety

Learning From Examples of Non-Compliant Products

May 2, 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

Learning From Examples of Non-Compliant Products

What is the best way to familiarize yourself with the safety risks in your product category? I'd say you should look at recent recalls and lawsuits on non-compliant products similar to yours. There is a lot to learn. Here are two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal System Tagged With: product compliance, product safety

UL Certification: Does Our Product Need It?

January 25, 2023 by Andrew Amirnovin

UL Certification: Does Our Product Need It?

Sofeast's head of New Product Development and resident product reliability expert, Andrew Amirnovin, provides this introduction to UL certification. You'll learn what this testing is for, the kinds of products involved, who requires it, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Certifications Tagged With: compliance testing, product safety, safety certifications, ul

Planning for Quality & Compliance at the Product Design Stage: 3 Topics You MUST Focus On

June 15, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Planning for Quality & Compliance at the Product Design Stage: 3 Topics

A reader asked what he should pay attention to when he starts to work on a new product in order to avoid a very large “dumb tax” in the future. This is a good question, as there are many activities to undertake that will help your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: new product design, product quality, product reliability, product safety

How to Check Material Quality To Ensure Product Safety

January 13, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

How to Check Material Quality To Ensure Product Safety

We recently published a guest article written by Brad Pritts, one of the most experienced quality professionals I know, on the Sofeast Blog -- that article is Can I trust Chinese steel products? It is a great case study. Unfortunately, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: product safety, production materials, quality issues

Who’s liable for product safety, buyer or manufacturer? [Podcast]

October 29, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Who's liable for product safety, buyer or manufacturer? [Podcast]

In this episode… Renaud Anjoran is joined by two guests in this episode, Clive Greenwood and Andrew Wilson of WWMG associates, and they're going to get to the bottom of who is liable for product safety issues. Some importers work with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Compliance Tagged With: developing new products, liability, product reliability, product safety

Common Compliance Gaps & Loopholes With ‘Made In China’ Products [Podcast]

July 16, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Common Compliance Gaps & Loopholes With 'Made In China' Products

In this episode... Renaud Anjoran is joined by Clive Greenwood, an expert in product compliance to discuss the issues with compliance that most importers face and some compliance gaps and 'loopholes' to be aware of. Many people buy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Compliance Tagged With: compliance testing, importing from china, importing ppe, podcast, product certifications, product compliance, product safety, safety certifications

Product Safety When Buying from China: Avoid Negligence

June 16, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Product Safety When Buying from China: Avoid Negligence

Dan Harris wrote an article about product safety (How to Reduce Your Foreign Manufactured Product Liability Risks) that will, hopefully, open the eyes of many people to the risks they are exposed to. I thought it particularly interesting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Compliance Tagged With: legal risks, minimizing risks, product compliance, product reliability, product safety, product testing

Why Do Importers Need Product Reliability Testing? [Podcast]

January 15, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

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 … [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 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [Read more...]

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

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