WASHINGTON —Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it has withdrawn accreditation for four consumer-product testing laboratories located in the People’s Republic of China after finding that the labs issued unreliable or falsified reports, concealed the loss of accreditation by international authorities, and/or certified products that later failed independent safety testing, including children’s products. In each case, CPSC concluded that continued reliance on these laboratories posed an imminent risk of serious injury or death to American consumers and warranted immediate action under federal law.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is taking a hard line against unscrupulous Chinese laboratories that place American families at risk,” said CPSC Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman. “We have adopted a zero-tolerance approach to foreign labs that cheat our system.”

Under the Consumer Product Safety Act, manufacturers and importers must certify that their products comply with U.S. safety standards before they can be sold in the United States. Children’s products, in particular, must be tested by a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory and accompanied by certificates based on those test results.

CPSC’s action underscores longstanding concerns about structural weaknesses in the global laboratory accreditation system, including in the People’s Republic of China, which lacks independent oversight and meaningful whistleblower protections. In countries without the rule of law, CPSC cannot reasonably rely on self-attestations or paper compliance alone to ensure the integrity of safety testing that protects American families.

The former CPSC-accepted laboratories are:

• Shenzhen GTT Testing Technology Co., Ltd. (CPSC Lab ID 1843), which lost its accreditation after investigators uncovered falsified test reports and the laboratory’s undisclosed relocation of its facilities.
• Dongguan True Safety Testing Co., Ltd. (CPSC Lab ID 1755), which violated testing rules, had its accreditation suspended, and failed to disclose that adverse action to CPSC.
• Fujian Berton Testing Service Co., Ltd. (CPSC Lab ID 1857), which violated testing rules, had its accreditation revoked, and failed to disclose that adverse action to CPSC.
• Shenzhen HUAK Testing Technology Co., Ltd. (CPSC Lab ID 1710), which certified furniture as compliant that later failed independent tip-over testing, and for which CPSC identified systemic failures in the laboratory’s testing procedures for children’s products, including infant walkers, bath seats, and bassinets.

“When testing laboratories misrepresent their qualifications, falsify results, or compromise the integrity of product safety testing, they undermine the very foundation of U.S. consumer protection,” Feldman said. “Laboratories that cannot demonstrate integrity, independence, and full compliance with our laws will not be permitted to certify products for the U.S. market.”

In a 2022 public statement, Feldman warned that CPSC’s accreditation process under prior leadership relied too heavily on self-attestations and lacked meaningful verification, particularly for laboratories operating under authoritarian regimes where workers cannot report misconduct without fear of retaliation. 

Manufacturers and retailers are advised that certifications from the above-listed laboratories are no longer accepted by CPSC. Companies relying on reports from these laboratories must obtain new testing and certification from properly accredited laboratories before importing or selling regulated products in the United States. As part of this effort, high-risk foreign laboratories will be subject to heightened scrutiny, verification, and enforcement.

For more information, visit www.cpsc.gov.