Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 31 (Reporter Zhao Wenjun) The inspection and testing industry is an industry that transmits trust, which can prove the credibility of products or services to the society and consumers.
How to supervise false inspection and testing reports that appear in the market?
What channels can the public use to inquire about the qualifications of inspection and testing institutions?
On March 31, the State Administration for Market Regulation held a special press conference on "Remediation of Falsified Behaviors in Inspection and Testing Reports", and the relevant person in charge responded to the issues of public concern.
Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Promoting the Construction of a Social Credit System with High-Quality Development and Promoting the Formation of a New Development Pattern". The opinions put forward the in-depth implementation of quality improvement actions, strengthening of measurement, standards, certification and accreditation, inspection and testing. To meet the integrity requirements of other aspects, expand the supply of high-quality products and services in the domestic market, and improve the security and controllability of the industrial chain and supply chain.
Qiao Dong, a first-level inspector of the Accreditation and Testing Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation, said that the management of the inspection and testing industry should be based on the principle of "who issues the certificate, who supervises; who issues the certificate, who punishes". In addition to the market supervision department, there are other The department implements the administrative licensing access system for specific inspection and testing fields in accordance with laws and administrative regulations, and is responsible for the supervision of inspection and testing institutions in the corresponding fields.
According to Nan Jun, deputy director of the Law Enforcement and Inspection Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation, in law enforcement practice, inspection and testing report fraud mainly includes two situations: first, inspection and testing institutions issue false or false inspection and testing reports; second, unqualified enterprises and intermediaries , individual industrial and commercial households and individuals, etc. illegally trade or use forged or altered false inspection and testing reports.
For inspection and testing institutions and personnel who falsify inspection results and issue false inspection and testing reports, market supervision departments and relevant departments may impose administrative penalties such as fines and confiscation of illegal income, and if the circumstances are serious, their inspection qualifications will be cancelled; Bear corresponding liability for compensation; those suspected of committing a crime shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.
At present, there have been judicial cases of criminal responsibility for false inspection and testing illegal acts.
Qiao Dong said that a qualified inspection and testing report is an important proof for resolving quality disputes. False inspection and testing reports not only disrupt the normal business order, but may also cause product quality problems, and cause hidden risks to consumers' lives, health and property safety.
Regarding the inspection and testing report, if consumers have doubts about the authenticity of the report or want to inquire about the specific report content, they can directly consult the inspection and testing agency that issued the report. The inspection and testing report should have listed the relevant information of the agency.
In addition, through the "Comprehensive Supervision Service Platform for Inspection and Testing Institutions" of the State Administration for Market Regulation, it is now possible to query the 1.8 billion inspection and testing reports issued by inspection and testing institutions since 2016.