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24/07/22 07:32 AM IST

BIS standards on Safety aspects of toys

In News 
  • Bureau of Indian Standards, the national standards body of India has published 10 Indian Standards on safety aspects of Toys related to physical safety, safety against chemicals, flammability, electrical safety etc. These standards prevent the use of unsafe and toxic materials in manufacturing of toys.
About Standards 
  • Seven of these Standards are the part of Quality Control Order (QCO) on ‘Safety of Toys’ mandates that toys for children under 14 years of age bear ISI Mark
  • No person is permitted to manufacture, import sell or distribute, store, hire, lease or exhibit for sale toys which do not bear ISI Mark under a licence from BIS.
  • Before the licence is granted, toys undergo stringent tests for various physical, chemical and electrical safety requirements to ensure that they are safe for children.
About BIS 
  • BIS is the National Standard Body of India for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods.
  • The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act 2016 establishes the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as the National Standards Body of India. It has included a new area for standardization such as repair or recall of goods, Alternate fuels, E-mobility, Medical Devices, Smart Cities, Digital Technologies (e.g. Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, Block Chain etc.), and New and Renewable energy.
Source- PIB 

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