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Import Guard

Introducing the Innov-X Import Guard: Developed to Verify Safety of Imported Toys, Products, Food and other Consumer Items

Innov-X Systems offers A Simple Solution to the challenge of checking for toxic metal contamination of imported toys, jewelry, gifts and other consumer items. We have the expertise and cost-effective tools to help and together we can keep our families safe and our businesses healthy. Implement a quick, easy and effective testing program that your customers
will understand.

Make Innov-X’s XRF experience work for you today.
Innov-X Systems delivers a wealth of experience in tackling the toughest environmental metals analyses. We have unparalleled expertise in developing methods, test plans and providing technical support for portable XRF operators for a wide range of metals analysis problems. Leverage our experience and our worldwide support network to make your testing program simpler to start and maintain.

Innov-X Handheld XRF Metal Analyzers are used worldwide for the most demanding environmental safety challenges

Testing Food Imported Foods:
The Innov-X handheld XRF is used by the US Food and Drug Administration for frontline screening of imported foods and consumer items for heavy metal contamination.
RoHS RoHS:
Thousands of XRFs in use daily worldwide for Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr, Br analysis in manufactured goods. These same testing methods developed for hundreds of the top global manufacturers are easily migrated to import testing.
Testing Wood Pressure-treated Wood:
When the USEPA banned copper-chromium-arsenic (CCA) in pressure-treated wood, Innov-X was chosen as the field portable XRF for rapid screening of wood product. It is used by leading researchers, government agencies and institutions for analysis.
Testing for Lead Paint Lead Paint Testing:
Innov-X offers the only non isotope XRF system to obtain an EPA Performance Characteristic Sheet for lead in paint testing – including homes, apartments, schools and day care centers. Our expertise in lead paint testing is the ideal partner for analyzing lead-tainted toys.
Non-proliferation Nuclear Non-Proliferation:
Innov-X was chosen by the Department of Energy to supply handheld XRF systems as part of their global inspection program to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons capability.
Testing for Metals in Soil

Metals in Soil & Sediments:
The top performing1 portable XRF for metals in soils based on a 2005 EPA evaluation. Meets EPA Method 6200 for analysis of metals in soils and sediments.

1 Best overall limits of detection for the target elements used in the evaluation. Contact Innov-X for a copy of the EPA SITE Results.

Products related to the Innov-X Import Guard:
Lead Guard

Lead Guard: Developed specifically for testing lead in paint

The Lead Guard is a lower cost instrument specifically for testing lead in paint. Optionally you may add lead analysis in bulk samples (polymers, soils, other materials), wipes and/or filter media.


Applications
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Forensics
Lead
Environmental RoHS/WEEE
Applications
PDF Download the Import Guard Brochure
PDF Download the Import Safety and Border Security Application Sheet
PDF Download the Forensics Application Sheet
PDF Download the RoHS Application Sheet
PDF Download the Environmental Application Sheet for testing metals in soil
PDF Download the Healthycars.org report
PDF Download Trouble in Toyland: 20th Annual Toy Safety Survey, US PIRG Education Fund, November 2005

Keep the Lead Out—'Import Guard" Finds Trouble Fast, TD Monthly, Sept. 2007

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