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Tag Archives: ppe
New EU MDR: Who Are The “Economic Operators” For Imported Devices?
Since May 2021, the New EU MDR Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 is in place. One of its objectives has been improving the safety of users and patients. And one way to achieve that objective is ensuring that all the parties involved … Continue reading
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Tagged importing into the eu, eu mdr, medical devices, compliance, product compliance, importing from china, ppe
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How The EU MDR Will Change The Medical Device Industry Forever [Podcast]
Our CEO Renaud is joined again by Clive Greenwood, a China-based product compliance expert, to discuss the new EU MDR. We all heard about the Wild West of PPE imports in the early days of the pandemic where worrying amounts of substandard … Continue reading
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Tagged eu mdr, medical devices, compliance, product compliance, product safety, sourcing ppe, importing from china, ppe
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We’re Buying Medical Devices From China And Are Worried Our Supplier Isn’t Legit | Disputes With Chinese Suppliers Q&A (Volume 8)
Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic is still with us here in summer 2021 and so there’s still a great interest in purchasing medical devices such as medical-grade nitrile gloves, gowns, and surgical masks from China for use in hospitals and other … Continue reading
How To Get Responses To Inquiries For PPE Products From Chinese Suppliers? 5 Tips
The market for PPE (personal protective equipment) is booming and, although many Western countries are starting to see positive progress against coronavirus, the need to buy these items is unlikely to dissipate any time soon. But some importers have had … Continue reading
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Tagged sourcing ppe, medical supplies, sourcing from china, ppe, covid-19, coronavirus
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How To Work With Sofeast To Obtain & Import Coronavirus Medical Supplies & PPE [FAQs]
During the coronavirus pandemic, we’re working with a lot of importers to help them obtain relatively safe and market-priced (as fair as is possible) medical supplies and PPE from China. Clients often have similar questions about this, so here are … Continue reading
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Tagged importing from china, medical supplies, sourcing from china, face masks, ppe, covid-19, coronavirus
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Face Mask Regulations and China Export Challenges For Buyers During The Coronavirus Pandemic
During the coronavirus pandemic, there has so far been enormous demand for face masks and filtering respirators. Importers really need to understand the face mask regulations for their country or region. Different regions have their own regulations, definitions, and terminology … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus
Tagged face mask regulations, respirators, medical supplies, sourcing from china, face masks, ppe, coronavirus, china
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Buying face masks from China? 5 Examples To Avoid
We have seen so many obviously dangerous decisions and communications recently, on the topic of buying face masks from China, that we thought it might be helpful to show a few ‘examples of what to avoid’.
Posted in Coronavirus, Sourcing Suppliers
Tagged face masks, face mask supplier, ppe, importer tips, covid-19, coronavirus, china
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