SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 6-K


                            REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER


                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 Information furnished as at September 21, 2000





                        Intertek Testing Services Limited





                                  (REGISTRANT)


                                  25 Savile Row
                                 London, W1X 1AA
                                     England
                     (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE)



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                     Press Release dated September 21, 2000



                                  PRESS RELEASE


                 INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS
                         ABOUT U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES


Intertek Testing Services Limited (Intertek) today said that tests conducted
several years ago by several employees of an environmental subsidiary
(Environmental) that is no longer operational were discovered by its own quality
control procedures to be irregular and were promptly reported to the
Environmental Protection Agency. Most important, extensive reassessment of the
data provided to customers has not shown any health or safety risks.

"While this employee conduct was unacceptable, we want to emphasize that the
EPA has stated it concurs with our findings that the tests were not
substantially in error and that none of the tested sites has been found to pose
a risk to safety or health," said Richard Nelson, Intertek's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. "We have worked closely with the U.S. government during its
investigation. Moreover, we are committed to a zero-tolerance compliance policy
for all our testing services, and customers today can be assured of the quality
of our work."

In responding to questions generated by a newspaper article, Intertek also
clarified numerous points:

  o  Intertek had an independent expert conduct a study of the available data
     and shared the results with the EPA. That study supports the EPA's own
     conclusions to date that there is no present or future threat to human
     health or the environment from the testing.

  o  Environmental's voluntary disclosure to the EPA in January 1998 was not
     influenced by a "sting" performed by the EPA, as has been reported.
     Intertek and Environmental have never been nor are they now aware of a
     "sting." Moreover, the steps leading to voluntary disclosure by
     Environmental have been thoroughly investigated by its lawyers and found to
     have been made in accordance with the letter and the spirit of the law.

  o  All data concerned has been statistically reassessed under the control of
     outside, independent consultants to assure there are no health or safety
     risks.

  o  Intertek closed the laboratory where the irregularities occurred and sold
     the four other laboratories in its Environmental subsidiary by August 1998,
     although re-assessment of the data in question has continued in order to
     assure health and environmental safety.





BILL SPENCER                                                      RICHARD NELSON
FINANCE DIRECTOR                                                  CHAIRMAN & CEO
TEL NO:  +44 20 7396 3400                              TEL NO:  +44 20 7396 3400

SEPTEMBER 21, 2000





                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
6-K and has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.


INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES LIMITED
(Registrant)


By:       /s/  WILLIAM SPENCER
          Name:      William Spencer
          Title:     Director
          Date:      September 21, 2000