From Reactive to Proactive: Redefining Safety Standards in the Promotional Industry (A Four-Part Series)
In the wake of these accounts, many in the business world were quick to point to Chinese manufacturing as the source of this growing problem. However, what is not being so widely reported is that the lead in the lunch boxes issue is far from a “breaking story,” particularly in the promotional products sector. Since as early as 2005, the Oakland, California-based Center for Environmental Health (CEH)—a nonprofit dedicated to protecting consumers from toxic chemicals—had been conducting its own tests on lead levels in vinyl lunch boxes. The results led the organization to build a case against a laundry list of offending manufacturers. On August 24, 2006—almost a full year to the day before the California Department of Health issued its press release—T-A Creations was formally added to the CEH’s lawsuit.
- Companies:
- TA Creations