Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the State Administration for Market Regulation have jointly released the "Guidelines for the Construction of the Elderly Care Service Standard System (2025 Edition)" to enhance the standardization and evaluation system for elderly care services, aiming for high-quality development in this sector [1] Group 1: Standard System Overview - The revised 2025 edition expands the sub-systems from three to four, including: General Basic Standards System, Service Provision Standards System, Service Guarantee Standards System, and Service Management Standards System [2] - The General Basic Standards System aims to unify fundamental and general concepts and scopes in the elderly care sector [4] - The Service Provision Standards System is designed to standardize the content and specific requirements of elderly care services [4] - The Service Guarantee Standards System focuses on regulating the operational support elements for various elderly care institutions, including personnel training, job settings, environmental construction, facilities, technology assistance, information technology, and elderly products [4] Group 2: Current Challenges and Future Directions - The Deputy Director of the Elderly Care Service Department highlighted that while significant progress has been made in standardization, there are still shortcomings in the system's framework, mechanism, and element guarantees, such as an imbalance in standard supply and a predominance of recommended standards over mandatory ones [6] - The upcoming focus will be on accelerating the development of key core standards, emphasizing speed, quality, and mandatory nature to increase the effective supply of standards [6] Group 3: Focus on Elderly Products - As of October 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation has published a total of 262 national standards related to elderly-friendly and barrier-free designs, with 13 standards specifically for elderly products, including appliances, furniture, shoes, reading glasses, and adult diapers [9] - The Deputy Director of the Standards Technology Department stated that there will be a continued emphasis on coordinating standards for elderly products and services, particularly in key areas such as rehabilitation aids, textiles, home appliances, public facilities, smart products, and life services [11]

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the State Administration for Market Regulation have jointly released the "Guidelines for the Construction of the Elderly Care Service Standard System (2025 Edition)" to enhance the standardization and evaluation system for elderly care services, aiming for high-quality development in this sector [1][5]. Group 1: Standard System Expansion - The revised 2025 edition expands the sub-systems from three to four, including: 1. General Basic Standards System 2. Service Provision Standards System 3. Service Guarantee Standards System 4. Service Management Standards System [3][5]. - The General Basic Standards System aims to unify basic and general concepts in the elderly care sector, while the Service Provision Standards System specifies the content and requirements of elderly care services [3]. Group 2: Focus on Core Standards - The Ministry of Civil Affairs emphasizes the need to address shortcomings in the standardization framework, including an imbalance in standard supply, with more recommended standards than mandatory ones [5]. - The new guidelines will accelerate the development of key core standards, focusing on speed, quality, and mandatory nature to increase effective standard supply [5][6]. Group 3: Integration with Other Sectors - The elderly care standardization work will focus on creating a supply structure that combines home-based care, community support, and professional institutional care, integrating resources from various sectors such as housing, health, culture, and finance [6][8]. Group 4: New Indicators and Standards - The updated guidelines introduce new secondary and tertiary indicators, particularly in service provision, to address the characteristics of different service scenarios, including home, community, and institutional care [8]. - New indicators include "entrusted consulting services" and "traveling elderly care services," aligning with the trends in the silver economy [8]. Group 5: Progress in Standards Development - As of October this year, the State Administration for Market Regulation has released a total of 262 national standards related to aging and accessibility, with 13 standards specifically for elderly products [9][11]. - Future efforts will focus on accelerating the development of standards for rehabilitation aids and other key areas related to elderly care [11].

Group 1 - The provincial market supervision bureau conducted quality supervision sampling on 24 types of products, including toys, adult diapers, prescription glasses, and reading glasses, with a total of 1204 batches [1] - Among the sampled products, 41 batches from 40 distribution units were found to be non-compliant, resulting in a non-compliance rate of 4.2%, while 4 batches from 4 manufacturing enterprises had a non-compliance rate of 1.7% [1] Group 2 - Specific non-compliance was noted in 3 batches of prescription glasses from companies such as Shenyang Dapeng Trading Co., Ltd., with a non-compliance rate of 10%, primarily due to issues with cylindrical axis deviation and spherical focal power deviation [1] - In the case of reading glasses, 5 batches from various retailers, including Benxi Chunfeng Trading Center and Panjin Zhongxing Glasses Co., Ltd., exhibited a non-compliance rate of 25%, with detected issues including spherical focal power deviation and optical center deviation [1]

Core Insights - The Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Administration recently released the results of the 2025 provincial quality supervision sampling for presbyopic lenses, indicating a focus on product quality in the optical industry [4]. Group 1: Sampling Results - A total of 150 batches of presbyopic lenses were sampled, with 130 from retail and 20 from online sales [4]. - The inspection was based on national standards including GB13511.1-2011 and GB/T13511.3-2019, assessing various quality parameters such as assembly quality and optical center deviations [4]. Group 2: Non-compliance Findings - 21 batches from 21 sellers were found to be non-compliant with relevant standards, with issues including deviations in lens focal power and assembly quality [5]. - The Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Administration has mandated corrective actions for the sellers of the non-compliant products, in accordance with the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China [5]. Group 3: Consumer Guidance - Consumers are advised to check their vision with an eye doctor before purchasing presbyopic lenses to rule out age-related eye diseases [6]. - Important purchasing tips include verifying product labels for essential information, trying on the glasses before finalizing the purchase, and keeping receipts for potential disputes [7].