BIS seizes plywood sheets bearing spurious ISI mark

A team of Bureau of Indian Standards officials seized many plywood sheets bearing spurious ISI mark during a raid at plywood shop and godown in Chennai on Tuesday.

A press release said the shop and godown were found to be storing plywood bearing spurious ISI mark and invalid BIS licence information, in violation of the provisions of the BIS Act, 2016 and Quality Control Orders. A total of 579 plywood sheets of different grades and sizes were seized.

S. D. Dayanand, Senior Director and Head, BIS Chennai Branch Office, said such types of plywoods are covered under mandatory BIS certification through Plywood and Wooden Flush Door Shutters Quality Control Orders, 2024. BIS conducts market surveillance and enforcement measures to safeguard consumer interests.