Product Compliance

The Department of Consumer Affairs released a notification pertaining to the crucial activities or decisions taken for March 2021. The decisions/activities are broadly related to the following three departments:
Bureau of Indian Standards
Price Monitoring
Consumer Protection

The penalties in the rules are the violation of manufacturing of non-standard Weights & Measures, counterfeiting of seal, short weighment or measurement, use of non-verified weights & measures, not making declarations by the manufacturers on the packaged commodities. The penalty is charged depending upon the nature of offence committed by the accused. The non-compoundable offences are sent to court of law for trial.

These guidelines cover all form, format, or medium of advertising and marketing communications. These regulations also apply to the manufacturer/service provider whose products/services are the subject of the advertising or marketing communications and advertisement agency and endorser (wherever applicable) of the product/service. Thus, any claim made by a brand should be authenticated. All companies are urged to review their current communications to avoid legal consequences in future. Moreover, the draft Guidelines also provide detailed restrictions on advertisements related to children, disclaimers on products and services.