The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that major U.S. online retail websites have removed several million listings for prohibited Chinese electronics as part of a crackdown by the agency.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr said in an interview that the items removed are either on a U.S. list of barred equipment or were not authorized by the agency, including items like home security cameras and smart watches from companies including Huawei , Hangzhou Hikvision, ZTE and Dahua Technology Company.

Carr said companies are putting new processes in place to prevent future prohibited items as a result of FCC oversight.

“We’re going to keep our efforts up,” Carr said.

The FCC issued a new national security notice reminding companies of prohibited items including video surveil

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