The Food Inspection Van

14/05/2013

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Parked outside the local police station earlier this week we found this shiny new van labelled with the words "食品快速检测"; which translates as "Food Products High-Speed Examination".

With food safety being one of the main causes of public anxiety recently (as we commented on in this blog) it is no surprise to see the authorities are taking measures to address the situation. 

Whether buying a brand new van to quickly transport samples to a laboratory is the most effective method of achieving this, we're not so sure!
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Senlinx attends Guangzhou Safety Fair

26/12/2012

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Earlier this month, Senlinx visited the Southern Chinese city of Guangzhou to attend the CLSE Show - more formally known as the 5th China (Guangzhou) International Labor Protective Equipment And Security Emergency Rescue Exhibition (Chinese name: 第五届中国(广州)国际劳保防护用品展览会).

With the aim of assisting our international client’s source high-grade protective gloves and safety helmets, the show proved to be a little bit of a disappointment as it was mainly focused on the domestic market.
However, the exhibition provided Senlinx with ample opportunities to communicate with a variety of old and new contacts in the PPE manufacturing, testing and distribution fields.

Compared with the internationally-known COS+H show (China International Occupational Safety & Health Exhibition 第六届中国国际安全生产及职业健康展览会) which Senlinx attended this autumn in Beijing, this domestic exhibition attracted more SMEs from Guangzhou Province as well as nearby provinces and municipal cities such as Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai etc.
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At the exhibition, Senlinx was also delighted to attend informative seminars on the CE certification mark and European safety footwear testing, which was presented by SATRA.

Although the fair proved to be quite positive for Senlinx as we further added to our knowledge and understanding of the market, it was felt on the whole by many exhibitors that the event was a little underwhelming and didn't live up to their expectations. 

The trip to Guangzhou, historically known as Canton, proved very popular with the Senlinx representative as it offered a respite from the short and cold winter days currently being experienced in Shanghai.

Senlinx is planning further visits to many PPE shows, including a visit to the 86th China Occupational Safety& Health Goods Expo in Shanghai, China on 17-19 April 2013. Please get in touch if anyone requires support for this event or others.

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Ask to see the Test Lab

12/06/2011

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Your potential supplier will be more than willing to show you their ISO9001 certificate, but a better option to gauge their attitude to quality may be to take a look at their testing facilities.

Many factories in China - especially in state promoted industries - have well equipped modern testing facilities, containing test equipment which companies are mandated to purchase.

Visiting the factory for the first time, it is easy to be blinded by this expensive array of equipment. However, of more pressing concern are the following issues:

- does the test lab actually get used?
- are the equipments calibrated?
- are tests carried out to a formal procedure?
- are tests results analyzed against relevant standards and set criteria?
- how are test results recorded?
- does the test lab employ technicians, or are tests carried out by the Quality Manager (a sure sign of trouble!)

To ensure their products are as good as they claim to be, all factories should have suitable means to check their production.

Usually this doesn’t require state of the art equipment; it requires appropriate testing to be carried out at regular intervals in a methodical manner, using calibrated machines to set procedures.
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