Question

BIS certification for drinking water is a:
1. Binding regulation
2. Obligatory standard
3. Voluntary standard
4. Mandatory standard

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Mandatory standard

The correct answer is Mandatory standard.

• The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standards Body of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India.
• BIS Certification enables the certificate holder to offer a third-party guarantee of quality, safety, and reliability of products to the customers and is mainly required for the import of items.
• BIS has published Indian Standard IS 14543 for Packaged Drinking Water that makes packaged drinking water under mandatory certification.
• BIS has set 20,866 standards and mandatory standards for 358 products.
• The organization runs a voluntary certification scheme known as ISI mark for certification of procured food items. Standards are laid for vegetable and fruit products, spices and condiments, animal products, and procured foods.