Consumer Authority
Clamps Down Helmets, Pressure Cooker and Cooking Gas Cylinders
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E-commerce
Amazone, Flipkart, Snapdeal,
Shopclues, Paytm in Hit
List
As part of celebrations of 75 years of Independence - ‘Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav’, the Central Consumer Protection Authority
(CCPA) has initiated a country-wide campaign to prevent sale of spurious and
counterfeit goods that violate Quality Control Orders published by the Central
Government.
In this regard, CCPA has already issued directions to
district collectors across the country to investigate unfair trade practices
and violation of consumer rights concerning manufacture or sale of such goods.
Essential, daily use products which have been identified for the campaign are
Helmets, Pressure Cooker and Cooking Gas Cylinders.
In furtherance to the campaign, CCPA has taken suo-moto cognizance against e-commerce entities found to be
selling Pressure Cookers in violation to the Domestic Pressure Cooker (Quality
Control) Order, 2020 issued by the Central Government under Section 16 (1) of
the BIS Act, 2016 on 21st January 2020. By the said Order, Domestic Pressure
Cooker are mandated to conform to Indian Standard IS 2347: 2017 and bear the standard
mark under a license from BIS with effect from 1st August 2020.
Under Section 2(10) the Consumer Protection Act, 2019,
"defect" means any fault, imperfection or shortcoming in the quality,
quantity, potency, purity or standard which is required to be maintained by or
under any law for the time being in force or under any contract, express or
implied or as is claimed by the trader in any manner whatsoever in relation to
any goods or product and the expression "defective" shall be
construed accordingly.
Thus, Pressure Cookers which do not conform to the
compulsory standards are liable to held ‘defective’ under the Act.
Also, ‘unfair trade practice’ defined under Section 2(47) of
the Act means and includes promoting the sale, use or supply of any goods by
adopting any unfair method or unfair or deceptive practice by permitting the
sale or supply of goods intended to be used, or are of a kind likely to be used
by consumers, knowing or having reason to believe that the goods do not comply
with the standards prescribed by the competent authority relating to
performance, composition, contents, design, constructions, finishing or
packaging as are necessary to prevent or reduce the risk of injury to the
person using the goods.
Rule 4(2) of the Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules,
2020 specifies that no e-commerce entity shall adopt any unfair trade practice,
whether the in course of business on its platform or otherwise.
Moreover, Section 17 of the BIS Act prohibits any person to
manufacture, import, distribute, sell, hire, lease, store or exhibit for sale
any such goods or article for which direction of compulsory use of Standard
Mark has been published by the Central Government under Section 16(1).
Further, Section 29 (3) and (4), stipulate the penalty for
contravention of Section 17 and designate it as a cognizable offence.
CCPA has sought response from the e-commerce entities within
7 days from issuance of notice, failing which necessary action may be initiated
against them under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
CCPA has also written to DG BIS to take immediate cognizance
of the matter and take necessary action.
The Pressure Cookers observed to be in violation to the
compulsory standards and listed on the e-commerce platforms is tabulated below
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Amazon
(www.amazon.in)
|
S
No. |
Name
of the Product |
Product
link |
|
1. |
AmazonBasics
Stainless Steel Outer Lid Pressure Cooker, 4 L (does not give pressure alert
by whistle) |
https://www.amazon.in/AmazonBasics-Stainless-Steel-Pressure-Cooker/dp/B071G5KNXK |
|
2. |
Quba
5 Liter Induction Base Aluminium Pressure Cooker, Inner Lid |
https://www.amazon.in/Quba-Aluminium-Pressure-Induction-Bottom/dp/B07FD9KMDX |
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Flipkart
(www.flipkart.com)
|
S
No. |
Name
of the Product |
Product
link |
|
1. |
Quba
Aluminium Regular 5 L Induction Bottom Pressure
Cooker (Aluminium) |
|
|
2. |
PRISTINE
Stainless Steel 5 L Induction Bottom Pressure Cooker (Stainless Steel) |
|
|
3. |
DIAMOND
by FastColors Outer Lid 10 Ltrs
Aluminium 10 L Pressure Cooker (Aluminium) |
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Snapdeal (www.snapdeal.com)
|
S
No. |
Name
of the Product |
Product
link |
|
1. |
ABODE
5 L Aluminium OuterLid
Pressure Cooker Without Induction Base |
https://www.snapdeal.com/product/abode-5-l-aluminium
outerlid/678032547695 |
|
2. |
Bestech
Mirror Finish Induction Stovetop Compatible Cherry Pressure Cooker 5Ltr |
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Shopclues (www.shopclues.com)
|
S
No. |
Name
of the Product |
Product
link |
|
1. |
Quba
Aluminium Regular 5 Liter Pressure Cooker with
Induction Bottom (Aluminium) |
|
|
2. |
PRISTINE
Induction Base Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker, 5L |
|
|
3. |
Ethical
TRI-NATURE Pressure Cooker 5 Ltr. Induction Bottom
Stainless Steel TriPly SAS |
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Paytm Mall (www.paytmmall.com)
|
S No. |
Name of the Product |
Product link |
|
1. |
PRISTINE 5.5 L Outer Lid Pressure Cooker Induction Bottom
(Silver, Stainless Steel, Set of 1) |
|
|
2. |
Quba
5 L Inner Lid Pressure Cooker Induction Bottom ( Silver, Aluminium, Set of 1
) |
|
|
3. |
Ethical
Cookware Combos Induction Bottom ( Stainless Steel, Set of 1 ) |