New Delhi, March 27 -- The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has launched a nationwide crackdown on uncertified products, conducting search and seizure operations at Amazon and Flipkart warehouses. Thousands of non-compliant items were confiscated during the raids.

Major seizures from e-commerce warehouses

BIS officials seized over 3,500 products, including geysers, food mixers, and other electrical appliances worth nearly Rs.70 lakh, from an Amazon warehouse in Delhi.

Many of these products either lacked ISI certification or displayed counterfeit marks.

A separate raid at a Flipkart subsidiary in Delhi uncovered sports footwear worth Rs.6 lakh that did not meet mandatory certification standards.

Ongoing investigations

The recent sei...