Testing Consumer Goods with Portable XRF Technology

Consumer goods must meet a high standard of safety and regulatory compliance - and with good reason. Heavy metals are toxic to both humans and the environment, yet they are found in everyday items like toys, jewelry, furniture, dishware, cosmetics, clothing, and more. This presents many challenges to the consumer goods industry, whether you are a manufacturer, importer, distributor, or retailer.

Thermo Scientific Niton handheld XRF analyzers are purpose-built to make consumer goods testing easier and more cost effective, delivering lab-quality elemental analysis with unmatched precision, speed, and reliability. Niton analyzers quickly screen metals, plastic, wood, fabric, and paint for a wide variety of hazardous materials - including lead (Pb), barium (Ba), antimony (Sb), selenium (Se), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), and chromium (Cr) - empowering your business to meet stringent safety regulations with confidence and ease. It's no surprise that these advanced tools are trusted by regulatory bodies across the globe, including the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the European Union's Product Safety Enforcement Forum (PROSAFE).

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Identify hazardous materials anywhere in the supply chain

Rugged and portable, Thermo Scientific Niton handheld XRF analyzers were designed to optimize consumer goods compliance and inspection protocol at every stage of the supply chain. Whether you are accepting raw materials, assembling products, shipping finished items, or storing consumer goods in your warehouse, Niton handheld XRF analyzers will empower your business to easily and cost effectively identify hazardous heavy metals and other toxins long before consumer goods hit the shelves.

Designed to make regulatory compliance fast, easy, and portable, Thermo Scientific Niton handheld XRF analyzers use non-destructive XRF technology to perform rapid, accurate elemental analysis anywhere on site. Niton handheld XRF analyzers have become the gold standard in consumer goods testing thanks to low levels of detection, supply chain documentation based on empirical testing for compliance, and their ability to deliver fast, lab-quality results in the field. These advanced tools help thousands of businesses across the globe identify hazardous heavy metals and other toxins before they can contaminate the supply chain, making Niton handheld XRF analyzers a key part of the testing programs that satisfy General Conformity Certification (GCC) requirements.

• Toys: toys may contain hazardous heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and barium, threatening the health and well being of children

• Clothing: the fabrics, buttons, and zippers used in clothing may contain dangerous mounts of lead

• Furniture: the plastics, metals, paints, wood finishes, and other components often used in furniture can be contaminated with lead

• Cosmetics: hazardous amounts of lead have been found in lipsticks and other cosmetics

• Jewelry: lead and cadmium may contaminate metal jewelry, especially when its origin is unknown

Whether you're handling incoming parts inspection, manufacturing compliance, or store product safety audits, Thermo Scientific Niton handheld XRF analyzers deliver fast, accurate elemental analysis you can rely on.

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