By the end of 2024, China's population aged 60 and above had reached 323 million, accounting for 23% of the total population. As the aging process deepens, the number of elderly people will continue to increase, and the demand for age-friendly products will keep growing. To actively respond to the challenges of aging and cultivate new momentum for the silver economy, the state has issued a series of policies, such as the "Opinions on Developing the Silver Economy and Enhancing the Well-being of the Elderly" issued by the General Office of the State Council, the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform and Development of Elderly Care Services" issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, and the "Catalogue for the Promotion of Smart Health and Elderly Care Products and Services" jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the National Health Commission. These provide clear policy basis and implementation guidance for age-friendly product certification from the top-level design. Currently, the silver economy is rising rapidly, but the elderly and their children generally lack intuitive and authoritative criteria when purchasing products, making it difficult to accurately judge whether products truly meet the core needs of "ease of use, safety, and comfort." The market urgently needs a standardized certification system to build a bridge of trust.

Traditional products (articles) often suffer from problems such as cumbersome operating procedures, small display fonts, lack of safety protection, and insufficient adaptability, which not only bring inconvenience to the daily use of the elderly but may even cause safety hazards, making it difficult to match the special usage scenarios and needs of the elderly. To effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly and standardize the age-friendly product market, China Testing & Certification International Group Co., Ltd. (CTC), relying on its core technical capabilities, complete qualification system, and rich practical experience accumulated in the testing and certification field, provides authoritative, impartial, and scientific full-process certification services for age-friendly product manufacturers. It strictly carries out testing and auditing in accordance with relevant national and industry standards and specifications, ensuring that certified products truly fit the physical functions and usage habits of the elderly. At the same time, using certification as a lever to anchor the direction for industry development, it guides enterprises to focus on the real needs of the elderly in research, development, and production, promotes the upgrading of age-friendly products towards high-end, humanized, and safe development, helps optimize the industrial structure, and comprehensively improves the overall development level and core competitiveness of China's age-friendly industry.