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PQIA's mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace. While our website and newsletters are important vehicles to achieve this goal, a good deal of our activity takes place behind the scenes.
In addition to testing and publicly reporting on the quality of lubricants, another effective way to serve consumers is to work to remove low quality potentially damaging oils from retail shelves. PQIA is very active in this regard, working behind the scenes with the EPA, Weights and Measures, States Attorney's General, Consumer Affairs departments, and others to help protect consumers from lubricants that can cause harm to their engines, transmissions, and other equipment.
In addition, PQIA publishes press releases and reaches out to television stations, newspapers, trade journals, weblogs, and other media in an effort to inform consumers about the quality of products in the market.
We also field many questions each day that come in through our "hotline," and follow-up on your concerns.
Keep in mind, we do it all with funding from our supporters.
PQIA's supporters are required to comply with our stringent Code of Ethical Business Conduct and are not exempt from our testing programs and scrutiny. They choose to support PQIA for one simple reason - they share PQIA's passion for protecting consumers from unscrupulous and predatory oil marketers.
By funding PQIA's activities, our supporters are helping to establish a level playing field where fair and honest competition advances oil technology and delivers quality products for consumers to choose from. Together, PQIA and its valued supporters are determined to make a difference in the lubricants market that will benefit everyone.
Please contact me at tglenn@pqia.org to find out more about how you can help support PQIA's efforts to assure the quality and integrity of lubricants in the market.
Thomas Glenn
President
Petroleum Quality Institute of America
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