Govt cracks down on e-comm platforms for unsafe, non-certified products; BIS raids Amazon, Flipkart warehouses
The government’s Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), has issued stern notices to leading e-commerce platforms — including Amazon, BigBasket, and Flipkart — for violating mandatory certification norms. BIS, which functions under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distributions, raided Amazon and Flipkart warehouses and seized products lacking the BIS certification. Following the seizure…