Metro India News | hyderabad

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Hyderabad branch office, carried out a search on Monday at a factory outlet in Kushaiguda in Medchal-Malkajgiri district, for violation of the BIS Act, 2016. During the raid, officials seized around 30,000 sanitary napkins and 7,000 napkin label covers, all of which were found to be stored and offered for sale without the mandatory BIS Certification and ISI Mark.

These products fall under IS 5405:2019 (Sanitary Napkins – Specification), which has been mandated by the Government of India through a Quality Control Order (QCO) to ensure women's health, hygiene, and safety are not compromised. This action highlights a clear violation of Section 17 of the BIS Act, 2016, which prohibits the sale, storage, or distribution of goods under QCOs without the requisite BIS certification. In order to prevent manufacturers or retailers from distributing fake goods and mislead the wider populace, BIS is initiating search and seizure operations based on information of misuse.