Enforcement raid was carried out by team of officers of Bureau of Indian Standards, Ahmedabad  on the premises of  M/s  Jenney Enterprise, Opposite Famous Apartment, Aryasamaj Road, Saijpur Bogha, Ahmedabad on  08.01.2025 based on the complaint received   that the unit is indulged in manufacturing of Plugs for Household and Similar purposes without ISI mark &  without having valid BIS licence. During the raid, firm was found manufacturing Plugs without standard mark and without having valid BIS licence and around 210 number of  plugs were seized from the premises of M/s  Jenney Enterprise.

The product is under mandatory certification as notified by the Quality Control Order, issued by the Govt. of India which implies that no person shall manufacture, import, distribute, sell, hire, lease, store or exhibit  for sale any such goods, article, process, system or service without having license from BIS to use the BIS Standard Mark(ISI).  Action is being initiated against the offender for using BIS Standard Mark without prior permission of BIS, under violation of Section 17 of BIS Act 2016.  The offence is punishable by imprisonment upto two years or a fine not less than of Rs. 2,00,000/- or both.

The  Government  of India through  its  various Quality Control Orders have brought more than 700 products under Mandatory BIS Certification, which is applicable for both domestic and foreign manufacturers. Unscrupulous manufacturers manufacture such products without a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards, in order to sell products without quality checks and  deceive the public. Bureau of Indian Standards has been carrying out a series of raids, as and when information about misuse or violation of QCO is received/collected to protect common consumers from such deception and possible safety hazards which results from usage of such materials.  Any body who has information about misuse of BIS Standard Mark or information about the manufacturers of the products covered under mandatory certification, may write to the Head, Bureau of Indian Standards, Ahmedabad Branch Office, Third Floor, Navjivan Amrut Jayanti Bhavan, Behind Gujarat Vidyapith, Off Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 380014( Telephone 079-27540314). A complaint can also be made by email at the address ahbo@bis.gov.in or complaints@bis.gov.in  and also on BIS Care App. The identity of the informant would be kept strictly confidential.

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