The Quality Mark. What the stamp on the box promises.
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The Quality Mark
What the stamp on the box promises
The certification marks on Indian products, and what each one covers.
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ISI means the product meets a Bureau of Indian Standards specification, and for helmets, gas cylinders, and electrical goods it is compulsory. FSSAI covers food. Hallmarking covers gold purity. AGMARK covers farm produce. Each mark is a different promise, checked by a different body, and each is worth learning to recognise.
- A mark is only as good as the licence number printed beside it. Both BIS and FSSAI let anyone verify a number online in under a minute.
- Counterfeit marks are common on helmets and cheap electrical goods. A helmet without a genuine ISI mark is decoration, not protection.
FSSAI licensing rules
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Because you read The Quality Mark.
The Right to Repair
Glue, odd screws, and a private manual
Whether a thing you bought can be opened, fixed, and kept working.
The Complaint Ladder
Every industry has somebody above it
The order of escalation when a company will not fix its own mistake.
The Regulator
Somebody is supposed to be watching
The bodies that police an industry on the public's behalf.