Officials of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), on Thursday, raided the premises of a packaged drinking water manufacturer at Ezhupuram in the district and seized over 200 cartons containing illegally-bottled water in 1-litre, 2-litre and 300-ml pet bottles with fake ISI mark on them.
BIS officials said packaged drinking water was being filled at the plant under two brand names without a valid licence from them. “The firm’s licence had expired in March this year and it never cared to apply for renewal of licence to use ISI mark, which is mandatory as per the FSSAI Act, 2006.” One of the brands in question, was found to be marketed by a firm based at Edavanna in Malappuram district.
Offenders under the BIS Act could face imprisonment for a year or fine of up to Rs 50,000 or both. “Fake ISI-marked products are manufactured and sold to common consumers for huge profit. People should ascertain the genuineness of ISI mark on a product before purchase by logging into the BIS website,” they said. Instances of violation could be intimated to K. Kadirvel, Head, Bureau of Indian Standards at Kochi at 0484-2341174 orhtbo@bis.org.in.
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