Quality Overview

The quality of our labels is of vital significance to our future. Many of our customers are from the pharmaceutical industry, where a label error could result in a huge and costly recall. So perfection gets to be the basic standard at Blue Ribbon. That carries over into making our other labels. Blue Ribbon’s quality assurance program has worked for many years to keep our customers satisfied and our labels almost always perfect.

To assure consistent and continuous quality, Blue Ribbon adopted a Quality Security & Accountability Control (QSAC) program that meets the federal standards for labeling drug, food, and cosmetic products. Following its guidelines, Blue Ribbon has maintained a 100% perfect track record.

Quality Assurance Programs

QSAC starts with customer approval of materials for the label. The raw materials are checked to be sure they meet specifications. Customers approve artwork before plates are made; this includes reviewing all text to go on the label.

On press, a ‘make-ready’ sample is examined by the Plant Manager, who checks the quality of the plates and the color match. Every 8,000 feet, an abrasion test is performed on the ink and the drying lamps are checked. Press personnel inspect the labels under strobe lights and flag any ink problems so that those labels can be destroyed.