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ETIRA Faces Scrutiny Over Toner Compliance
Allegations as China’s RTMworld.com Demands Proof!
China’s RTMworld.com is challenging Europe’s ETIRA over their claims regarding toner compliance and public health risks. Recently, David Gibbons, a prominent figure in China’s toner industry, sent out a flyer questioning ETIRA’s allegations that Chinese toner products are non-compliant due to their inability to be remanufactured and their potential public health threat due to toxic chemicals found in many of these toners.ETIRA has been vocal in its assertion that many Chinese toners are non-compliant with environmental and safety regulations. However, Gibbons argues that critical details were omitted from the findings, casting doubt on the conclusions and leaving many important questions unanswered.
Gibbons is seeking further clarification from ETIRA, pointing out several important gaps in the information provided and raising questions that remain unanswered, such as: If 75% of products were non-compliant and 8% were compliant, what about the remaining 17%? / How many suppliers were tested? Were cartridges sourced from 50 suppliers, or fewer? If fewer, how many? / Given the millions of cartridges entering Europe from China, were the 50 samples representative of the entire market? / Was there a qualified panel that reviewed and validated the findings?
Transparency is key in matters like this, and Gibbons is calling on ETIRA’s Secretary General, Vincent van Dijk, and President Javier Martinez to clarify their methodology. Questions about the sample selection, testing procedures, and data analysis remain unanswered. More importantly, Gibbons asks what ETIRA intends to do with their findings. Will they report these concerns to European authorities?
From Tonernews.com’s viewpoint, ETIRA must address Gibbons’ questions and be more transparent to its claims. However, while the spotlight is on European compliance, RTMworld.com might want to take a hard look at a much larger issue looming over the entire Chinese toner industry: rampant overproduction and slave labor. With US and European markets feeling the strain, it will be interesting to see what concrete actions RTMworld.com takes to address this ongoing challenge and its far-reaching consequences for the industry as a whole.
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