In a first, government notified standards for incense sticks (agarbatti) and has laid down quality norms or Indian Standards, ...

IS 19412:2025 sets quality and safety norms for machine-made, hand-made and masala incense sticks as the Rs 8,000-crore ...

Under the new norm, BIS has prohibited the use of several insecticidal chemicals and synthetic fragrance intermediates in ...

The standard was unveiled on the occasion of National Consumer Day 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking a significant ...

However, many insecticidal chemicals and synthetic fragrance substances pose risks to human health, indoor air quality and the environment.

PENANG, Malaysia – A fact-finding mission (FFM) into the widely reported mass pesticide poisoning at a rural Philippine high school has identified major systemic failures that allowed the tragedy to ...

Pralhad Joshi released IS 19412:2025, a BIS standard for incense sticks, banning harmful chemicals and ensuring consumer ...

BIS has notified IS 19412:2025 for agarbattis, banning insecticides and synthetic fragrances to improve consumer safety and indoor air quality.

India, the world's largest producer and exporter of 'agarbattis', has come out with a new quality standard in a bid to ensure ...

Products complying with the new standard can also carry the BIS Standard Mark, helping consumers make informed choices with confidence, a consumer affairs ministry statement said.

Many of the substances mentioned have already been classified as hazardous and are subject to stringent control and ...