Amazon India says it removes non-compliant products after BIS searches

Faced with the Bureau of Indian Standards' action over the distribution of non-compliant products, Amazon on Sunday said it takes action to maintain a safe selection for its customers, including removing non-compliant products. The Bureau of Indian Standards, the country's top product certification agency, has carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart.The Consumer Affairs Ministry said in a statement that to curb the distribution of non-compliant products through e-commerce platforms, the Bureau of Indian Standards conducted search and seizure operations in cities like Lucknow, Gurugram, and Delhi. The government said that in the raid conducted on March 7 at an Amazon warehouse in Lucknow, the certification agency BIS seized 215 toys and 24 hand blenders, all of which lacked mandatory BIS certification. "BIS's investigations into multiple violations on both Amazon and Flipkart traced non-certified products back to Techvision International Pvt Ltd," said the ministry.