On February 12, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced the implementation details of the supervision and random inspection of testing and inspection agencies. This new regulation mandates a “double random, one public” approach to oversight. This means that both the subjects of inspection and the inspectors will be randomly selected, and the results of these inspections will be publicly disclosed in accordance with the law.
The regulations specify that inspection teams should be formed based on the requirements of the inspection tasks, taking into account the size, professional field, and technical characteristics of the inspected institutions. The inspection teams will focus on key areas that could affect the authenticity, accuracy, and traceability of inspection and testing data. These areas include:
- Investigating any illegal activities such as forgery, alteration, impersonation, rental, or lending of qualification certificates or marks.
- Ensuring that instruments and equipment are used within their valid verification or calibration periods.
- Checking for any falsification or tampering in usage and maintenance records.
- Identifying any incidents of sample contamination, confusion, damage, abnormal changes, or unauthorized substitutions.
- Verifying that inspection and testing reports are consistent with the original records and are traceable.
- Ensuring that reports are not issued beyond the scope defined by qualification certificates, and that reports are not issued without proper inspection, nor are original data, records, seals, and signatures forged or altered.
- Checking for any omissions or changes in required testing items or critical testing conditions, as well as compliance with the original data and record standards.
- Assessing whether subcontracting practices meet the relevant qualification requirements.
This initiative aims to enhance the integrity and reliability of testing and inspection processes across the industry.
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