Product integrity and safety is what we are known for. Gibco's reputation in the promotional product industry is second to none. We take safety very seriously; we don't cut corners, especially when importing products intended to be used by children. Below are a few steps we have taken to ensure the compliance of our products for both CPSIA and ASTM laws.

Gibco has implemented a very strict 4-point safety inspection at our production facility which includes:

• Inspection of the raw material for defects, color variations, threads inconsistencies and metal/sharp objects and exact order measurements
• Inspection at every stage in production line. When each toy comes off production line, a line-inspector will carefully check for flaws in stitching, facial defects, thread inconsistencies, etc. If there are any do not meet approval of the QC list provided, the toy is thrown in the rejection bin. We have less than 2% rejection-rate at this stage.
  
• Inspection after production using in-house metal detector. Every plush toy is placed into this machine prior to being boxed up for shipping. This machine detects any metal content such as needle tips which may be inadvertently left inside a plush toy.
• Prior to boxing the plush toys for shipping, each one is carefully hand-inspected by supervisor to ensure product consistency.

As part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), Gibco has met or exceeded all safety requirements as set forth in this Act. This includes but is not limited to (and updated as needed):

CPSIA 110-314; Lead content requirements of 16 CFR 1303
CPSIA Third Party testing at accredited CPSC laboratory
CPSIA 103; permanent tracking label law
Flammability requirements of 16 CFR 1500.3 c (6) vi Flammable solid
Flammability requirements of 16 CFR 1610 standard for the flammability of clothing textiles
ASTM F963-07 E1 the soluble heavy metals content requirement
Standard consumer safety inspection on toy safety, section 4.3.5.2
Labeling requirements of ASTM F963-07 E1