SGS : India Issues Quality Control Orders for Several Categories of Food Contact Product
May 07, 2024 at 05:10 am EDT
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India has mandated the use of national standards and the standard mark for several categories of food contact product. These will become effective on June 6, 2024.
In March 2024, India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued two orders to regulate several categories of food contact product to specific Indian Standards and mandate the use of the standard mark.
Highlights of the two orders are summarized in Table 1.
The Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II - Section 3 - Sub-section (ii), March 6, 2024
Order
Scope
Indian Standard¹
Effective date
Portable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Order, 2024
Portable water bottles
IS 17803:2022 'Portable water bottles (copper, stainless steel, aluminium)
- June 6, 2024
- September 6, 2024, for small enterprises
- December 6, 2024, for micro enterprise
Insulated Flask, Bottles and Containers for Domestic Use (Quality Control) Order, 2024
Insulated flask/bottles/containers for domestic use
IS 17790:2022 'Insulated flask for domestic use'
IS 17526:2021 'Domestic stainless steel vacuum flask/bottle'
IS 17569:2021 'Insulated container for food storage'
¹Latest version of the Indian standard applies, including amendments as notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards
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