AgMark is an acronym for Agricultural Marketing . This organization used to certify the food products for their quality. This has been superceded or dominated by other quality standards including the non manufacturing standard ISO 9000. Food and Drug Administration FDA also approves certain quality standards for food items. There is no specific mark on this item.
We in India lack many things, which we deserve. One classic example is the certification process for food items. We eat lot of junks without any clue of its quality. No wonder why the foreign beverage companies do not bother to check their water quality. We need to have the awareness on the quality of food items we take. We need an immediate legislation like AgMark seals to be imprinted upon a quality product.
ISI mark is a certification mark employed on industrial products in India. The mark placed on a consumer product certifies that it conforms to a set of standards laid by the Bureau of Indian Standards , the national standards organization of India. [1] [2] The ISI mark is by far the most recognized certification mark in the Indian subcontinent . The name ISI is an abbreviation ofIndian Standards Institute, the former name of the Bureau of Indian Standards. The ISI mark is mandatory for certain products to be sold in India, like most of the electrical appliances [3] viz; switches , electric motors , wiring cables, heaters etc, and other products like portland cement , LPG valves, LPG cylinders, automotive tyres [4] etc. But in the case of most other products it serves only a consumer advisory status. [5]
It is very common in India to find products with fake ISI marks, that is, affixing ISI marks on the product without actually getting certified. [6] This is a punishable offense by the law, but the practice is common. [7]
