IndiGlobal Media Bureau
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5 notices sent to e-commerce entities and sellers found to be selling non-standard pressure cookers online
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305 total cases booked for various violations from 16.10.2020 to 03.02.2022 against violations of mandatory declarations under the Legal Metrology Act 2009
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90 companies have compounded their offenses and the total amount collected from compounding is Rs 49,95,500/-
The consumer protection body has issued notices to e-commerce entities which were found to be selling pressure cookers in violation to norms of domestic standards, the union government informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha informed that in order to protect the rights of consumers as a class, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued Notices to such e-commerce entities which were found to be selling pressure cookers in violation to Domestic Pressure Cooker (Quality Control) Order, 2020, under which Central Government has directed conformity to standard and compulsory use of standard mark to prevent risk of injury or harm to consumers
So far, 15 notices have been sent to e-commerce entities and sellers found to be selling non-standard pressure cookers online and 305 cases were booked for various violations in the last one and half year against violations of mandatory declarations under the Legal Metrology Act 2009.
To ensure conformity to standard and protect consumers from sub-standard goods, the Central Government is empowered to direct compulsory use of standard mark under Section 16(1) of BIS Act, 2016. The directions are generally published in the forms
 of Quality Control Orders (QCOs). The QCO for Domestic Pressure Cooker came into force on 1st February, 2021 and QCO for Helmets came into force on 1st June, 2021.
So far, 90 companies have compounded their offenses and the total amount collected from compounding is Rs 49,95,500/-
During 2019, 2020 and 2021, 4716, 3713 and 2996 cases were respectively booked for violations related to declaration, including Country of Origin by the State Governments.