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Quality Defining Organizations in India and Their Direct and Indirect Role-In Life for Maintaining the Standard of Leaving: a Review Article INTERNATIONALJOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARYEDUCATIONALRESEARCH ISSN:2277-7881; IMPACT FACTOR :6.514(2020); IC VALUE:5.16; ISI VALUE:2.286 www.ijmer.in Peer Reviewed and Refereed Journal:VOLUME:9, ISSUE:12(5), December:2020 QUALITY DEFINING ORGANIZATIONS IN INDIA AND THEIR DIRECT AND INDIRECT ROLE-IN LIFE FOR MAINTAINING THE STANDARD OF LEAVING: A REVIEW ARTICLE Dr.G.R.Bhagure Department of Chemistry, Satish Pradhan Dnyanasadhana College,Thane Abstract: Basic needs of human beings are food ,house and cloth, however with growing age of technology needs changes and increases too. Indian Government has been developed standards for all types essential and non-essential articles, require for human being. These standards regulate the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome for direct and indirect consumption. The various standards / certification marks and standard controlling organization commissioned and exist in India are; The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI),AGMARK, The FPO mark, India Organic, VEGETARIAN MARK, A Geographical Indication (GI) Mark, ISI Mark for product Certification (Bureau of Indian Standards),ECO MARK, SYSTEM CERTIFICATION UNDER BIS, SILK MARK,NON POLLUTING VEHICLE MARK, Toxicity label, BIS Hallmark, BEE STAR Mark etc. These certification mark/ regulation of product through statutory bodies is mandatory to sale any product in India. Keywords: Certification mark, FSSAI, Agmark, BIS hallmark, FPO, BEE hallmark. Introduction: Human Beings require a number of products for direct and indirect use. Direct Consumable products related with health safety and efficacy whereas indirect consumable products should provide a safety environment for intended use. There are four main customer needs that an entrepreneur or small business must consider. These are price, quality, choice, and convenience. With the growing age of technology, social media, and Customers reviews, customers need changes with respect to product requirements and can be stated with the following points; 1. Functionality 2. Price 3. Convenience 4. Experience 5. Design 6. Reliability 7. Performance 8. Efficiency 9. Compatibility 10. Empathy 11. Fairness 12. Transparency 13. Control 14. Options 15. Information 16. Accessibility A customer buys a product or service for unique, individual values, real or perceived, they believe that it will help them fulfill. Any article when a customer thinks to buy he looks into how creative or artistic and unlocks other personal or professional artistic opportunities. These reasons for purchasing something can vary from customer to customer. In order to fulfill the demand of users in India and abroad, Indian Government implemented standards for the system/ process as well as products that are manufactured through this process. All these rules, regulations, and standards are laid down by the Indian Government as per the Provision made in Indian constitution. Article 21 of the Constitution of India1, 1950 provides that, “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.” ‘Life’ in Article 21 of the Constitution is not merely the physical act of breathing. It does not connote mere animal existence or continued drudgery through life. It has a much wider meaning which includes right to live with human dignity, right to livelihood, right to health, right to pollution free air, etc. In order to have trade across the border as well as in India every company /system has to standardize the product or system according to standards developed by Indian Government. The standards developed by Indian governments are applicable to Health care products Pharmaceutical products, Cosmetics, Process food, Agriculture process food, Fruit process products, Confectionery, Gems and Jewelries, Paints and pigments, Silks, Industrial products where in safety and efficacy is required. 84 INTERNATIONALJOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARYEDUCATIONALRESEARCH ISSN:2277-7881; IMPACT FACTOR :6.514(2020); IC VALUE:5.16; ISI VALUE:2.286 www.ijmer.in Peer Reviewed and Refereed Journal:VOLUME:9, ISSUE:12(5), December:2020 Currently 31 products2 are exported from India, these are; Refined petroleum, Mineral fuels, Gems, precious stones, Machinery and mechanical appliances, Cars, Organic chemicals, Pharmaceutical products, Electrical machinery and equipments, Iron,& steel ,Cotton, Clothing, Kinds of cereals, Seafood, Plastics, Textile, apparel and accessories, Aluminium, Meat and edible, meat offal, Miscellaneous chemical products, Coffee, &Tea ,Spices, Ships and marine equipment , Nuclear reactors and related equipment, Aircraft, Spacecraft, and parts thereof, Rice, Jewellery, Diamonds, Automobile parts and accessories, Phone system devices, Footwear, Rubber and Linen. Products to be exported should be qualitative in all aspects, every Industry has own setup or some of them are hiring services to maintain the quality of products through operations which are carried out in Quality Control Laboratory. In view of prime conditions and requirements to maintain the quality of the product, Indian government has laid down criteria’s through the Standard Control organization in every segment of the products manufacturing. Currently the products are certified by various marks such as Agmark, FPO mark, Geographical Indications marks, India Organic, ISI mark, ECO mark, Silk Mark, Non Polluting Vehicle mark, Vegetarian mark, Toxicity label etc. In case of pharmaceutical products , (CDSCO) organization looks after quality as well as regulation. In the present paper author has taken the comprehensive review of these quality control organization which will orient and create awareness amongst the customers the users in all aspects. 1. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO): This Organization (CDSCO)3 comes under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. It is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India. Under the Drug and Cosmetics Act, the regulation of manufacture, sale and distribution of Drugs is primarily the concern of the State authorities while the Central Authorities are responsible for approval of New Drugs, Clinical Trials in the country, laying down the standards for Drugs, control over the quality of imported Drugs, coordination of the activities of State Drug Control Organizations and providing expert advice with a view of bring about the uniformity in the enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The Drugs & Cosmetics4 Act,1940 and rules 1945 have shouldered the responsibilities to central & state regulators for regulation of drugs & cosmetics. It envisages uniform implementation of the provisions of the Act & Rules made there under for ensuring the safety, rights and well being of the patients by regulating the drugs and cosmetics. CDSCO looks after transparency, accountability and uniformity in its services in order to ensure safety, efficacy and quality of the medical product manufactured, imported and distributed in the country. Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, CDSCO is responsible for approval of Drugs, Conduct of Clinical Trials, laying down the standards for Drugs, control over the quality of imported Drugs in the country and coordination of the activities of State Drug Control Organizations by providing expert advice with a view of bring about the uniformity in the enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Further CDSCO along with state regulators, is jointly responsible for grant of licenses of certain specialized categories of critical Drugs such as blood and blood products, I. V. Fluids, Vaccine and Sera. For smooth conducting the activities related with grant of licenses of certain drugs and uniform operations of all Pharmaceutical Industries CDSCO have six zonal offices, four sub zonal offices. Thirteen Port offices and seven laboratories spread across the country 2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): This organization has been established under Food Safety and Standards5, 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Ministries and Departments. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is the Administrative Ministry for the implementation of FSSAI. FSSAI came into existence to control the quality of food and food products. FSSAI has been developed standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. Before Food Safety and Standards Act5, 2006, the various act which was enforce up to 2006 were; Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, Fruit Products Order, 1955, Meat Food Products Order,1973,Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947,Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation)Order 1988, Solvent Extracted Oil, De- Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967, Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 etc. All these law was repealed after commencement of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act No. 34 of 2006), published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Part I, Section 1 dated 24th August, 2006. Following principal regulations were notified and came into force on 01.08.2011. a. The Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, b. The Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling)
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