Paul Lage

Amanda L. Cole is the editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO. She was formerly editor-in-chief of special projects for NonProfit PRO's sister publication, Promo Marketing. Contact her at acole@napco.com.

During the summer of 2007, millions of Chinese-made toys were recalled for lead paint violations and magnet hazards. After the incident made headlines, people in the promotional products industry started to worry.

Overland Park, Kansas-based Design Resources; Lenexa, Kansas-based Gill Studios and Fairfield, New Jersey-based Points of Light have applied to participate in the accreditation program developed by the Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), the promotional product industry’s only independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping companies provide safe products.

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