BIS for enhanced quality standards for food mixers
Bureau of Indian Standards in process of revising parameters pertaining to rated power input requirements for food mixers, centrifugal juicers
Focus of the present government is on consumer safety and on stopping the import of substandard products into the country, official sources told Bizz Buzz
BIS Kitchen Appliances
♦ Manufacturers will get time to implement new standards
♦ Violators would be punished
♦ Govt implemented QCOs for 115 types of products
New Delhi: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is in the process of revising the Indian standard specifically pertaining to the rated power input requirements for food mixers and centrifugal juicers. In the revised version, there will be no limitations on the power input value, official sources told Bizz Buzz.
The exercise is part of the central government’s endeavor to formulate and execute Quality Control Orders (QCOs) so that the domestic manufacturing sector becomes competitive.
At present, domestic electric food-mixers (grinders and liquidizers) with input rating of more than 750 watts are not covered in the scope of IS 4250:1980. It may be mentioned that IS 4250:1980 covers electrical motor-driven food-mixers (grinders and liquidizers) and centrifugal juicers intended for domestic use.
The present standard is designed for operation at voltage not exceeding 250V. As per this standard, the rated input shall not exceed 750 watts.
The products are under mandatory certification under the BIS Kitchen Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2018, notified by the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
Once the standard is revised, sufficient time will be given to manufacturers and licensees for implementation of the revised standard, the sources said.
QCOs have been issued for a vast range of products, ranging from various fibres to footwear products. Next year, the BIS will strictly enforce QCOs. The violators would be punished with fines and even imprisonment.
The government has already announced the implementation of QCOs for 115 categories of products in this fiscal.
The Modi government prides itself on coming up with QCOs. Talking to the media in May, Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that 101 QCOs covering 387 products were notified for compulsory BIS certification and implementation of Indian standards since 2014, though just 14 QCOs were issued in 28 years between 1987 and 2014.
“The focus of the present government is on consumer safety and on stopping the import of substandard products into the country,” he said.
