How should the act of issuing experimental results using equipment that has not been calibrated for some time be classified?

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How should the act of issuing results using equipment that has expired and not been calibrated be classified? 1. In one case, the calibration certificate for a laboratory device indicated that it expired on October 31, 2022. The laboratory equipment administrator due to carelessness at work. October 31, 2022. The device was not sent to a calibration facility for calibration. On November 7, 2022, the equipment administrator remembered about the uncalibrated equipment and thus sent it to a calibration facility for calibration. The problem is that, from October 31, 2022, to November 7, 2022, the laboratory issued test reports and data using this equipment during that period. So, how should the results generated by the laboratory using this uncalibrated equipment during the period from October 31, 2022, to November 7, 2022, be classified? Are the data results valid? In the aforementioned case, it is determined that: results reports were issued using unverified or uncalibrated instruments and equipment; thus, the reports issued are false inspection and testing reports. 3 In accordance with Article 13 of the Measures for the Supervision and Management of Inspection and Testing Institutions (Order No. 39 of the General Administration), an inspection and testing report issued by an inspection and testing institution is considered an inaccurate report if it falls under any of the following circumstances, and if the data and results are incorrect or cannot be verified: (1) The collection, labeling, distribution, handling, preparation, storage, and disposal of samples do not comply with relevant standards, resulting in situations such as sample contamination, confusion, damage, or abnormal changes in their properties ； (II) Using instruments, equipment, or facilities that have not been tested or calibrated ； (III) Violation of inspection and testing procedures or methods **that comply with relevant mandatory regulations** ； (IV) Failing to transmit and store raw data and reports in accordance with standards and other regulations. 4 Consequences Article 26 of the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Inspection and Testing Institutions (Order No. 39 of the General Administration) stipulates that where an inspection and testing institution falls under any of the following circumstances, and laws and regulations provide for administrative penalties such as the revocation or cancellation of its inspection and testing qualifications or certificates, such penalties shall be imposed in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations ； Where laws and regulations do not provide specific provisions, the market supervision and administration department at or above the county level shall order rectification within a specified time limit and impose a fine of 30,000 yuan: (1) In violation of Article 13 of these measures, issuing false inspection and testing reports ；