Notification Detail
Ortho Phosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Order, 2021 (1 page(s), in English)
Reference: G/TBT/N/IND/199
Date of arrival: 2021 January 28 - Final date for comments:
2021 March 29
Description
: Ortho Phosphoric Acid is largely used for cleaning sheet metal before painting to retard corrosion and prevent formation rust. It is also used in the manufacture of phosphate salts, polyphosphates, detergents, as a laboratory reagent and in the manufacture of phosphatic fertilizers. So, for protection of human health the standard needs to be made mandatory. The locally manufactured or imported Ortho Phosphoric Acid shall conform to the Indian standard (IS 798: 2020) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) . The use of the standard mark is governed by the provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act 2016 and the Rules and Regulations made there under. Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority.Objectives
Protection of Human Health or SafetyFields of Activity
Products of the chemical industry
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