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The government on Wednesday said it has issued mandatory quality norms for insulated flask, bottles and containers with a view to containing import of the sub-standard goods and boost domestic manufacturing of these products.

A notification in this regard was issued by the DPIIT on July 14. These items - resin-treated compressed wood laminates and insulated flask, bottles and containers for domestic use - under the quality control orders, cannot be produced, sold/traded, imported and stocked unless they bear the BIS mark.