Toys & Consumer Goods Screening with Niton Handheld XRF

Toys recalled from store shelves for lead in paint. The Sierra Club threatens lawsuits against importers and distributors of Chinese products with potentially high lead levels. Each week seems to bring a new report of more problems with toys and costume jewellery. Ultimately, contract manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and brand owners all face potential liability when they fail to comply with laws which restrict lead in their products.

Handheld NITON x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers provide quick and easy screening of toys and other consumer goods for lead, cadmium, mercury and other toxic metals. Importers, brand owners and retailers can implement a standardised inspection protocol for incoming shipments to verify compliance, while simultaneously requiring supply chain documentation based on empirical testing. Due diligence with NITON XRF analysers has already become the norm in the metal alloy and electronics markets. These proven and accepted tools are now increasingly being used with consumer goods, throughout the supply chain.

NITON UK can provide the Niton XLt 700 Series analysers to provide manufacturers, importers, distributors, brand owners and retailers with a real solution to the problem of screening toys, consumer goods and packaging for toxic metals.

• » Fastest measurements for greater sample throughput and user productivity - screen a higher percentage of samples for increased confidence.
• » Touch-screen display for clear view of data, clear results output with Pass/Fail options
• » Simple to use with large menu icons and intuitive, easy to use interface
• » Instant Certificates of Compliance with included "NDT software" - encrypted data stream prevents data tampering

Concerns continue to mount in the manufacturing, recycling and environmental industries regarding toxic elements in consumer products, and in their packaging. Nineteen U.S. states have implemented toxics in packaging laws prohibiting the sale or distribution of packaging containing intentionally added cadmium, lead, mercury and hexavalent chromium. Additionally, the European Union Directive 94/62/EC calls for Member States to enforce similar standards.

Handheld NITON X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers provide quick and easy screening of packaging materials for cadmium, lead, mercury and total chromium, with pass/fail results reported directly on the instrument's display. Due diligence with NITON XRF analyzers has already become the norm in the metal alloy and electronics markets. These proven and accepted tools are now increasingly being used with consumer goods, throughout the supply chain to verify compliance with laws and directives.