Buyer Beware: False or Misleading Claims

Updated April 10, 2017

 

Today literally hundreds of marketers offer food processing equipment on-line or through B2B web sites, and many advertisements state claims such as ‘meets 3A’, ‘conforms to 3A standards’, or the equipment may even include ‘3A’ in a model name or designation. Such references suggest the equipment meets the criteria for 3-A Symbol authorization. Unless the supplier is an authorized 3-A Symbol holder, the buyer is solely responsible for verifying whether the equipment meets the desired (and expected) sanitary design and fabrication criteria. 

3-A SSI provides this list as a service to identify any entities known to make false or misleading claims of 3-A Symbol authorization.

 Source  Nature of Misleading Claim
WenzhouQiMing Stainless Co., Ltd.

 Fraudulent, invalid 3-A Symbol Certificates. Multiple unauthorized displays, not limited to:
- Sanitary Stainless Steel Automatic Control Butterfly Valve, Pneumatic, electric Actuator Butterfly Valve 1/2inch-4inch;
- SMS, China Made, Weld, Pneumatic, Stainless, Sanitary Butterfly Valve;
- Stainless Steel Food Grade Manual Butterfly Valve Sanitary Clamp Butterfly Valve with Trigger Handles SS316L;
- Sanitary SS304 SS316L Stainless Steel Motorized Control Butterfly Valve for Food and Beverage Industry.
Wenzhou J&O Fluid Control Co., Ltd. Multiple unauthorized displays, company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment.
Wenzhou Xusheng Machinery Industry and Trading Co., Ltd. - Fraudulent, invalid 3-A Symbol Certificates;
- Multiple unauthorized displays, company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment.
Quzhou KingGo Machinery Co., Ltd. - Fraudulent, invalid 3-A Symbol Certificate;
- Multiple unauthorized displays, company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment.
Wenzhou Sinco Steel Co., Ltd. - Multiple unauthorized displays, company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment;
- Fraudulent, invalid 3-A Symbol Certificates;
- Product types: fittings, steel tube, valves, clamps, others.
Wenzhou Kasin Valve Pipe Fitting Co., Ltd. - Multiple unauthorized displays, company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment; 
- Fraudulent, invalid 3-A Symbol Certificates;
- Product types: fittings, steel tube, valves, clamps, pumps, and others.
Ruimiao (Shanghai) Stainless Steel Equipment Co., Ltd. - Multiple unauthorized displays, company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment; 
- Fraudulent, invalid 3-A Symbol Certificates;
- Product types: sanitary stainless steel pipe fittings, emulsifier, grinding equipment, pump and pump fittings.
Shanghai Yichen Valve Co., Ltd. - Unauthorized display of 3-A Symbol on Manual Tank Bottom Pull Handle Ball Valve;
- Company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment.
Wenzhou Yuanyu Mechanical Co., Ltd. - Multiple unauthorized displays, company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment; 
- Product types: sanitary stainless steel pipe fittings,other equipment.
Wenzhou Dia Fluid Equipment Co. Ltd. - Multiple claims of ‘3-A Certification’ for products including valves, spray balls, fittings, strainers, and others.
- Company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment. 
Wenzhou Bill Stainless Steel Limited (Wenzhou Huajin Valves Fittings Co., Ltd.) - Multiple unauthorized displays, company maintains no authorizations for any type of equipment; 
- Product types: fittings, gaskets, sight glass, filter plates, extractors, braided PTFE hose, gauges, hydraulic fittings, and other.
Wenzhou Superfly Valve Pipe Fitting Co. Ltd. - Unauthorized display of 3-A Symbol;
- Fraudulent, invalid 3-A Symbol Certificates.
Wenzhou Rifeng Technology Co., Ltd. Multiple unauthorized displays of the 3-A Symbol
Wenzhou Santhai Valve Co., Ltd.
 Multiple unauthorized displays of the 3-A Symbol
High MPa Valve Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Multiple unauthorized displays of the 3-A Symbol
Wenzhou Fuchuang Machinery Co., Ltd. Multiple unauthorized displays of the 3-A Symbol
Zhejiang Wanguo Fluid Equipment Technology Co., Ltd.
 Multiple unauthorized displays of the 3-A Symbol

Trust, But Verify!

3-A SSI encourages those searching for food processing equipment that meets stringent criteria for sanitary design and fabrication to verify the equipment maintains authorization to display the 3-A Symbol. You can search the current list of authorized 3-A Symbol holders (by company name, equipment type, or authorization number) at 3-A website.