The standards and certifications that keep gloves legal and safe in your market - REACH, cut, chemical, CE marking, food-contact and electrical - decoded for buyers who have to defend them.
If a supplier quotes you "ANSI A4" or "EN388 4544C" - this article tells you what to verify. Includes the three lab labs we actually use, real test cost ranges, and the two corners...
EU compliance for branded gloves used to be a sticker exercise. Since the 2024 REACH Annex XVII expansion and the 2026 microplastic restriction it is a sourcing decision. Here is w...
ANSI 138 impact gloves and EN ISO 10819 anti-vibration gloves are two of the most-confused specs in PPE sourcing - and two of the most expensive cut-resistant categories. Here is t...
Chemical-resistant gloves are sold on a code - EN 374 and a string of letters - that most buyers cannot decode and most cheap suppliers exploit. The truth is that no glove resists ...
Food-safe gloves are a compliance product wearing the clothes of a commodity - the glove looks like any other disposable, but the paperwork behind it is what makes it legal to put ...
Behind every EN 388 cut rating, EN 374 permeation report, and ANSI claim is a testing lab - and which lab, whether it is accredited, and who paid for the test all affect how much t...
Electrical insulating gloves are a life-safety product where a defect can kill, and they are the one glove category where we urge the most caution and the least corner-cutting. The...
Every CE-marked safety glove carries markings - a CE mark, pictograms, performance codes, and reference numbers - and most buyers cannot fully decode them. EN 420 (now EN ISO 21420...
If you sell gloves to any major retailer, social compliance has moved from optional to mandatory - they will not onboard a supplier whose factory cannot show a current social audit...
Color-coding is a simple, powerful operational tool - using different glove colours for different zones, tasks, or allergens to prevent cross-contamination - and it is increasingly...