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Certification Marks in India

Certification marks in India, governed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), ensure that products meet specific quality standards and indicate their origin and characteristics. Key marks include the ISI mark for industrial products, the BIS Hallmark for gold jewelry, AGMARK for agricultural products, and the FPO mark for processed fruit products. Additional certifications like India Organic Certification and Ecomark promote organic farming and eco-friendly products, respectively.

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Certification Marks in India

Certification marks in India, governed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), ensure that products meet specific quality standards and indicate their origin and characteristics. Key marks include the ISI mark for industrial products, the BIS Hallmark for gold jewelry, AGMARK for agricultural products, and the FPO mark for processed fruit products. Additional certifications like India Organic Certification and Ecomark promote organic farming and eco-friendly products, respectively.

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CERTIFICATION MARKS IN INDIA

16th July, 2021

What is a certification mark?


Certification marks on a commercial product are usually called as a
mark of validity or an assurance of the fact that the manufacturer
has tested the product and it has ensured that it meets the given
quality standard.
It also helps to specify the location of the origin, materials of
construction, mode of production, characteristics of the good etc.
Some of these marks are mandatory while some are advisory.
A certification mark certifies the nature or origin of the goods or the
services to which it has been applied.

Who sets these marks?


A special body which is called as Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS),
which comes under the aegis of the International Organisation for
Standardisation (ISO standards), govern all the industrial
standardization and the industrial product certifications in India.
It is thus a national standards organization of India.

ISI
ISI Mark is a certification mark used for industrial products in India.
This mark assures that the product conforms to Indian Standards
and is issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
This mark is both mandatory and voluntary.
Mandatory ISI certification products consist of electrical appliances,
medical equipment, steel products, stainless steel, chemicals,
fertilizers, cement, LPG cylinder, batteries, and packed drinking
water.

BIS Hallmark
The BIS Hallmark is a marking system, set up to certify the purity of
gold jewelry and gold.
This mark was introduced for gold in the year 2000 and for silver
jewelry in 2005.
It verifies that the jewellery conforms to the standards which are set
by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
BIS certified gold jewelry comes with a BIS stamp.

AGMARK
AGMARK is a certification mark used for agricultural products in
India.
This mark assures that the product conforms to a set of standards
approved by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection of the
Government of India.
Currently, AGMARK standards cover quality guidelines for various
products like essential oils, vegetable oils, pulses, cereals, fruits,
vegetable and semi-processed products like Vermicelli.

FPO Mark
It is compulsory to have an FPO Mark on all processed fruit
products sold in India.
The example of processed fruit products are fruit jams, packaged
fruit beverages, crushes, squashes, pickles, dehydrated fruit
products, and fruit extracts.
The FPO mark confirms that the product was manufactured in a
hygienic ‘food-safe’ environment and is fit for consumption.

Green and brown dot


The green or brown dot is a common mark, printed on almost all
food products.
The brown dot on the packed food item indicates that the food is
non-vegetarian.
On the other hand, the green dot indicates that the food in the
package is vegetarian. These symbols should be placed at a
prominent place on the package.

India Organic Certification


The India Organic Certification is a label provided to farm products
processed in India.
The certification mark guarantees that an organic food product
adheres to the National Standards for Organic Products.
The certification is issued by testing centres accredited by the
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development
Authority (APEDA) under the National Program for Organic
Production of the Government of India.
It assures that the product or the raw materials used in the product,
were grown through organic farming, without using any chemical
fertilizers, pesticides, or induced hormones.

Ecomark
This mark is issued by the BIS to those products which conform to
a set of standards aimed at causing the least impact on the
ecosystem.

The Non-Polluting Vehicle Mark


The Non-Polluting Vehicle mark is a mandatory certification mark
required on all new motor vehicles sold in India.
The mark certifies that the motor vehicle conforms to the relevant
version of the Bharat Stage emission standards.
But then the validity of this mark is only valid for six months and
after that, a fresh check is needed.
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