Nagpur: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Monday conducted a raid on Lakadganj-based Surya & Company for manufacturing spurious electronics and IT products in the name of IMEE brand.
During the raid, the BIS officials found Surya & Company, 101, Krishna Leela Apartment, Near Timbar Bhawan under Lakadganj, was selling IMEE goods without any valid registration.
Action under provisions of BIS Act 2016 & notification no S.O. (E) dated March 18, 2021 issued by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India has been initiated against Surya and Company.
BIS had informed to general public that “Do not purchase IMEE brand of above indicated products manufactured and marketed by of Surya & Company and Brand-IMEE as these are spuriously manufactured without following BIS norms, Ministry of Electronics & IT norms and relevant Indian Standards, such spurious products may be harmful to the user and can create health hazards at large.
BIS has appealed to general consumers to share information about misuse of ISI marks to BIS Nagpur Branch Office on phone no: 0712-254087, 0712-2957266 or on e-mail: [email protected].