BIS to step up vigil on quality of toys
The Hindu
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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Southern Regional Office (Chennai Branch Office-I), plans to conduct more raids in the city and neighbouring districts to ensure that only ISI marked toys are manufactured and sold.
The Toys (Quality Control) Order that made BIS certification mandatory for toys came into effect from January last year to prevent sale of cheap quality goods in the market. Officials of the BIS said most toys, including electric and non-electric, such as dolls and slides, should carry ISI mark.
There are different Indian Standards formulated, including safety aspects related to physical and mechanical properties of toys like sharp edges, flammability and transfer of toxic elements and test methods for finger paints. Besides domestic manufacturers, the order applied to imported toys and foreign manufacturers who too have to obtain BIS certification for their products.
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