Product Quality Assurance Certification
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In these competitive times, it is very important to be ahead of competition in each and every aspect. Customers are looking for the best quality products and services at the lowest possible cost. They would like to choose a product that has and is available at a low price. Moreover, the big stores do not like to keep products without sufficient product certifications on their shelves. This also makes it important for the organizations to go for relevant product certifications. These certifications are normally awarded after audits by independent third party laboratories.
Some Quality Certifications For Different Products Are-
UL
UL has been a very reputed name in product safety certifications for over a century. The products that consistently meet the safety requirements set by UL are certified for UL and can display the UL mark on the product. This helps the consumers to identify a UL certified and non-UL certified product easily. Various products that we use at our home and offices like ladders, smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, air heaters, clothes dryer, LPG hose, portable tools, etc. are regularly tested as per rigorous standards created by UL. The UL engineers visit the manufacturers of the products with UL mark to ensure the compliance to the high standards of safety as defined by UL QA certification .
CSA
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) International provides CSA marking to the products that meet safety and performance requirements of various standards like ANSI, ASME, ASTM, CSA, ASSE, NSF and UL. There are various marks for which CSA does certification like CSA US, CSA C/US, CSA Blue Star, and CSA Blue Flame. Each quality certification is awarded after the product passes the various rigorous tests conducted on the product as per the standards. The certification may be country based too, for e.g. CSA Blue Star is for gas-fired products in the US which meet CSA US Standards and ANSI requirements whereas CSA Blue Flame is for gas-fired products in Canada which meet the CSA requirements. CSA certifies various products like building materials, structural products, concrete products, heating & cooling equipment, health care equipment, home equipment, gas appliances, etc.
FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awards QA certification based upon the safety and performance requirements of the food products. Some of the products that FDA approves are food items, dietary supplements, drugs & vaccines, contact lenses, medical devices, animal drugs & food, cosmetic products, etc. It is mandatory for some of the products to be certified by FDA before sale whereas for some, this is optional. Once a product is FDA approved, it gives confidence to the consumer or user of the product. Hence many organizations get their products certified by FDA, even if it is not mandatory, to get an extra edge over the competitors. FDA also tests and approves various radiation emitting products like cell phones, microwave ovens, Compact florescent lamps (CFLs), medical & non-medical laser products, tanning beds, X-ray equipment, etc.
Apart from the above product QA certification , options such as CE, FCC, TUV, CCC, Tick Mark, etc. are available to the manufacturers of the products. Obviously the choice of the mark will depend upon the type of the product and sometimes also on the country where the product is manufactured and/or sold. The product quality marks give confidence to the consumers while they are buying the products.
Disclamer: This entry is intended to promote our partner StorageMart and some or all participants received compensation.
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