Search and seizures carried out by the Indian standards (BIS), Hyderabad Branch Office, in the Amazon warehouse in Airport City, Shamshabad, on Tuesday, 2,783 consumer goods stored and offered for sale without compulsory BIS certification.
The goods included intelligent watches, electric water heaters, CCTV cameras, home mixers of electric food, home pressure cookers, stainless steel water bottles, wireless ears, mobile chargers and electric and non -electric toys. “These products fall within the scope of quality control orders (QCOS) issued by the Indian government, which makes BIS certified. Said products sold without the necessary standard brand are estimated that it has more than £ 50 lakh on Wednesday,” he said on Wednesday.
He stated that this represents a violation of Section 17 of the BIS Act of 2016, which prohibits the sale, storage or distribution of QCOS -covered goods without the corresponding BIS certification, stated that the law stipulates a punishment, including imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of at least 2 ₹, for the first failure, and that it is that it is, It is than it is because it is necessary to deal with.
The offense under the provision is conscious and BIS will initiate legal proceedings against the violators, Sikanth said.
Published – March 26, 2025 20:49
