Hyderabad, March 26 -- The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Hyderabad, conducted a search and seizure operation at an Amazon warehouse in Airport City, Shamshabad, after finding 2,783 consumer goods stored and offered for sale without the required certification.

These included 150 smartwatches, 15 electric water heaters, 30 CCTV cameras, 16 domestic electric food mixers, 10 domestic pressure cookers, 1,937 stainless steel water bottles, 326 wireless earbuds, 170 mobile chargers, and 90 electric and non-electric toys.

These products fall under the purview of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) issued by the Central government, which mandate BIS certification.

The seized products, lacking the requisite BIS standard mark, were valued at over R...