Practicing Printing Certification and Its Relation to Your Business Benefits

Printing certification is assessed and monitored by third-party organizations to demonstrate that a printing company possesses the necessary technical capabilities to ensure consistent and high-quality printing.

With printing certification, there are objective and unified technical requirements and management systems in place, allowing businesses and printing companies to establish deeper trust and smoother collaboration.

However, many businesses, due to competitive pricing pressures, opt for manufacturers that use cheaper methods. This often leads to the use of materials and designs that do not meet basic certification requirements, resulting in occasional incidents.

In an attempt to save costs, businesses may inadvertently expose themselves to significant risks.

Advance Label has always committed to understanding the realities of the situation.

In addition to holding multiple international certifications, we have also established a laboratory accredited by the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS) to test raw materials and finished products and provide testing reports.

Different countries and regions have corresponding safety standards and certification requirements. While we don’t expect businesses to achieve perfection, we advise them to ensure that their packaging, raw materials, and finished products at least meet basic requirements, such as:

- Heavy Metal Testing (EU EN 71, US ASTM F963, Australia and New Zealand AS/NZS ISO 8124, China GB 6675, Canada CCPSA SOR/2022-122, Japan JTA, etc.)

- Phthalate Testing (US CPSIA 16 CFR Part 1307, EU EC 1907/2006 (REACH), Canada CCPSA SOR/2016-188, China GB 6675, etc.)

- Chemical Testing of Packaging Materials (EU 94/62/EC, US TPCH, etc.)

- Other Common Chemical Safety Requirements (EU REACh, EU RoHS, etc.)