Question: Printing of “AGMARK” is compulsory for certifying the
Options:
Products of cottage industries
Products of small scale industries
Agricultural products
Products of manufacturing industry
• Agmark:
-The full form of AGMARK is Agricultural Mark.
-It is a certification mark employed on agricultural products in India.
-It is the quality mark provided under The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, of 1937.
-The Act stipulates the conditions which govern the use of standards and lays down the procedure for grading, marking, and packing of agricultural produce.
-An Agmark symbol is usually found on packets of rice, flour, pulses, biscuits, oil, etc.
🔴Additional Information:
• ISI:
-It stands for the Indian Standards Institute.
-It creates standards needed for orderly commercial growth and maintaining quality in industrial production.
-The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), then took over ISI.
-But the term “ISI mark" continues to be used to mean that a certain product conforms to the quality standards set up by the government.
-The ISI mark is found on products like electrical appliances like switches, electric motors, wiring cables, heaters, kitchen appliances, etc.
• ISO:
-ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization.
-As the name implies it’s an independent international organization that develops International Standards.
-There are various standards under ISO such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 etc.
-The aim of getting an ISO certification depends on the ISO standard.
-An ISO certification is usually issued to an institution, organization, or any registered body.