Missouri Company Sentenced After Importing Chinese Products with Counterfeit Safety Certifications
"Even when working with familiar suppliers, it's still good to adopt a policy of 'trust, but confirm,'" said Jeff Jacobs, executive director of the Quality Certification Alliance, the promotional product industry's safety and compliance accreditation organization. "The same promotional product can be moved from one manufacturing facility to another between orders. Trusted companies should have the protocols in place to detect and deter non-compliant product, and should have test results and certificates of compliance for a specific product readily available."
Kyle A. Richardson is the editorial director of Promo Marketing. He joined the company in 2006 brings more than a decade of publishing, marketing and media experience to the magazine. If you see him, buy him a drink.