BIS raids two units, seizes 10,000 pressure cookers with fake ISI marks
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted raids on two manufacturing units for producing pressure cookers with counterfeit ISI marks. Approximately 10,000 pressure cookers were seized during the operations in Krishna district and Vijayawada. Legal cases have been initiated against the managements of both units under the BIS Act, 2016.
- ▪BIS officials raided Ghanshyam Aluminium and Ramdev Industries for unauthorized ISI marked pressure cookers.
- ▪About 9,000 pressure cookers were seized from Ghanshyam Aluminium and 1,000 from Ramdev Industries.
- ▪The raids were led by Deputy Director D. Vivek Vardhan Reddy and supervised by BIS Director Prem Sajani Patnala.
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Officials of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Vijayawada Branch, conducted raids on two units for allegedly manufacturing pressure cookers bearing the ISI mark without obtaining a BIS licence.Teams led by Deputy Director and Scientist-C D. Vivek Vardhan Reddy raided Ghanshyam Aluminium at Surampalli village in Krishna district and seized about 9,000 pressure cookers carrying an ISI mark that had not been authorised by BIS.Under the supervision of BIS Director and Head of the Vijayawada Branch Prem Sajani Patnala, the teams also inspected Ramdev Industries at Kabela in Vijayawada. Around 1,000 pressure cookers and components used for manufacturing cookers with counterfeit ISI markings were seized, Mr.
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