In 2021, through on-site inspection and laboratory testing, Shanghai Customs had effectively implemented the quality and safety inspection and supervision of imported consumer goods at Shanghai ports, and effectively guaranteed the safety and health of consumers. The relevant unqualified cases found by Shanghai Customs in the quality and safety inspection of imported and exported commodities are hereby released. Case 1: Continuous detection of unqualified adult clothing of B...

On September 14, 2017, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ) published the No.73 notification, which request public comment on the catalogue of the State Supervisory Sampling Inspection of Product Quality. This catalogue involves eight kinds of products, consumer goods, textile, electrical and electronic products, light industry products, Construction and decoration materials, Agricultural Capital Goods, Machinery and safety products, Electrical and material products and food related products. The deadline for consultation is October 31....

Recently, a stress-relieving artifact-Fidget Spinner (which is also named as Finger Spinner) - sweep the world. It is a small toy with a symmetric bearing system that can spin on one’s finger.But as the fidget spinner belongs to toys, it has to meet relevant technical regulations or standards before its domestic sale or export, or it may encounter disposal measures like punishing, withdrawing or even destroying....

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) issues 2017 National Random Inspection Plan of China, which covers children’s products and food contact materials, totalling 147 products. According to the notification, the objects to be inspected involve operators, distributors, e-commerce traders. We will fixate our eyes on the following categories of products: Children’s Products The products to be inspe...

On 8 Aug. 2016, Lishui Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (Zhejiang Province, China) destroyed a batch of toys (1,305 units, value: USD 2,082.8) imported from South Korea as they fail to meet the new Chinese standards for toy safety GB 6675-2014. These products are static plastic toys imported by a local foreign trade company from South Korea. Two of four series products still do not comply with new Chinese standards for toy safety GB 6675-2014 when the Authority requested rec...

On 8 Aug. 2016, Lishui Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (Zhejiang Province, China) destroyed a batch of toys (1,305 units, value: USD 2,082.8) imported from South Korea as they fail to meet the new Chinese standards for toy safety GB 6675-2014. These products are static plastic toys imported by a local foreign trade company from South Korea. Two of four series products still do not comply with new Chinese standards for toy safety GB 6675-2014 when the Authority requested rec...

On 26 May 2016, Shanghai Quality and Technology Supervision Bureau (“Bureau”) publishes quality and supervision result on toys in Shanghai, China of 2016. There are 101 batches of products involved in the random inspection and 18 of them...

Tianjin Konggang Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has returned a batch of imported toys—rocking horses as per relevant requirements as dangerous levels of chromium is found present in the products during sampling testing....

Changshu Inspection and Quarantine Bureau destroyed a batch of consumer products (most of them are toys) imported from the United States as they do not comply with relevant standards. The measure adopted effectively prevents the circulation ...

Lianyungang Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (in Jiangsu Province, China) destroyed imported products that violating against regulations as detected in 2015 collectively on 9 March 2016. The products involving toys, pull-ups and food worth m...

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) and standardisation Administration of the People's Republic of China release notification declaring products manufactured or i...

As the New Year is at the corner, C&K Testing summarises the updates to standards which will be carried out in January 2016....

On 25 August 2015, a 4-year-old girl ingested magnetic steel toy balls by accident in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China. However, these balls attracted each other due to high magnetic flux index which caused intestinal blockage and peritoni...

Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) issued a notification (G/TBT/N/ CHN/1094) to WTO concerning the national standard Limits of Volatile Organic Compounds and Migration of Heavy Metals of Wood Based Furnitu...