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Children’s Products: How Often To CPSIA Test Samples Without It Costing A Fortune?

To answer this question we’ll use the example of a company that is producing products that need to adhere to the CPSIA test requirements commonly required for toys and children’s products by the Consumer Product Safety Commission of the USA. … Continue reading

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How To Choose Which Product Quality inspection You Need?

It’s a must to conduct a product quality inspection on products you’re getting made by a new overseas supplier, or perhaps from a regular supplier who’s manufacturing a new product for the first time. If you can’t be on-site, using … Continue reading

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What is the AQL (Acceptance Quality Limit)? An exhaustive guide

What Does AQL Mean? ‘AQL‘ stands for ‘Acceptance Quality Limit‘, and is defined as the “quality level that is the worst tolerable” in ISO 2859-1. It represents the maximum number of defective units, beyond which a batch is rejected. Importers … Continue reading

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What is an inspection level in ISO 2859-1 and ANSI/ASQ Z1.4?

This article introduces the different options available to buyers when it comes to the representation of product inspection findings. Inspection level II (under “normal severity”) is appropriate for most random quality inspections. But it is sometimes necessary to increase–or reduce–the … Continue reading

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