NS Home Shopping Signs MOU with 'OATC' to Strengthen Quality Control

NS Home Shopping's Lee Won-joo, Head of External Cooperation (left), and Bang Sang-gu, CEO of OATC Co., Ltd., are taking a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement. (Photo by NS Home Shopping)

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] NS Home Shopping announced on the 27th that it has signed a business agreement with the nationally certified testing institution 'OATC' to strengthen clinical trials and harmful substance inspections for cosmetics.

The business agreement ceremony held on the 26th at the OATC headquarters located in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, was attended by Lee Wonju, Head of External Cooperation at NS Home Shopping, Yoo Daehee, Team Leader of Quality Safety Team 2, and Bang Sanggu, CEO of OATC, along with other officials.

OATC is a bio research institute equipped with state-of-the-art research equipment, facilities, and personnel, conducting research service projects and direct research and development. It has been designated by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as a testing institution for 11 items including cosmetics and sanitary products, and also operates a cosmetics clinical center. It holds high reliability, performing consigned work for major domestic and international cosmetics companies and government agencies.

At the agreement ceremony, NS Home Shopping and OATC agreed to cooperate to enhance the efficacy, safety, and quality of products through clinical and harmful substance testing services and to improve the competitiveness of small and medium-sized partner companies.

According to the agreement, the two companies will jointly conduct education on setting and conducting tests for cosmetics clinical and harmful substance testing, provide discounts on testing costs and consulting for small and medium-sized partners, offer marketing-related consulting through labeling and advertising advice, and provide guidance on related issues and quality management.

NS Home Shopping plans to support the development of products that satisfy customers through clinical tests utilizing OATC's excellent resources, increase product reliability based on safety, and contribute to expanding sales for small and medium-sized enterprises. Additionally, it intends to support the competitiveness of small and medium-sized partners through OATC's online education on clinical trials, labeling and advertising, new regulations, and market trends.

Lee Wonju, Head of External Cooperation at NS Home Shopping, said, "This business agreement is expected to provide more accurate information to customers and strengthen win-win cooperation with partners," adding, "We will continue to pursue customer satisfaction and mutual growth through the industry's best quality management."

Meanwhile, NS Home Shopping has been conducting high-level quality management and supporting quality improvement activities for partner companies through business agreements with top domestic testing and research institutions such as its own Food Safety Research Institute, Industrial Product Safety Testing Laboratory, Korea SGS, Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL), and KOTITI Testing & Research Institute.

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