
Product Safety

Univenture Inc., Marysville, Ohio, announced that its EnvyPak envelopes have received wafer seal approval for automated letter rates. EnvyPak envelopes offer higher ROI and open rate for consumers and businesses alike. Now with USPS wafer sealing approval, EnvyPak clear envelopes are compatible with...
Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, has expanded its services for distributors and apparel decorators by introducing a certification program. This builds upon the existing Advocacy Council, and allows distributors and decorators to further their commitment to brand safety and responsible sourcing...
Coffee labels have become a source of contention in California. Back in March, a judge agreed with nonprofit group the Council for Education and Research on Toxics that coffee contains high levels of a cancer-causing chemical compound called acrylamide.
The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, announced that David Clifton has been appointed to serve as board president, succeeding Larry Whitney of Polyconcept. Whitney will remain on the board and continue to serve on the organization’s compliance committee...
Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, has hired Tim Brown, MAS, as executive director of operations. He replaced Jeffrey P. Jacobs, who retired in April. Brown is responsible for the overall direction and operational oversight of QCA, including three overarching goals...
RR Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), Chicago, announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recommended its Senatobia, Miss., production facility for recertification to Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Status...
The world can be a dangerous place—but the promotional products industry remains determined to ensure it provides safe and responsible products. After attending the PPAI Product Responsibility Summit—the Promotional Products Association International’s (PPAI) single largest education event...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., a China-based e-commerce company that had more than 300 million active buyers last year, has pledged to work with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to prevent U.S. buyers from purchasing illegal and recalled consumer products on Alibaba platforms, the CPSC announced Tuesday.
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