In total, the QCA Ink Testing Initiative conducted more than 850 individual tests measuring lead, cadmium, soluble heavy metals and phthalate content. These third-party laboratory testing results are available exclusively through QCA-Affiliated suppliers.
Testing of the inks used in the decoration of promotional products is essential for being in compliance with CPSIA guidelines, including the Final Rule on Component Parts Testing and other regulatory standards. "Once we began working with the ink suppliers on the QCA Ink Testing Initiative, something remarkable happened. Two of the leading manufacturers supplying inks for promotional products found the proposal so compelling that they tested far deeper into their lines and, in one case, the entire line," said D E Fenton, QCA executive director - compliance for QCA. "This is significant because it shows how important delivering safe and compliant product has become throughout the entire supply chain."