NPPA directs N95 Mask manufacturers, importers to obtain BIS certification, share details
New Delhi: Through a recent Office Memorandum (OM), the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed all the manufacturers and importers of N95 Masks to obtain the requisite certification from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) expeditiously and submit the requisite information in the prescribed format (Annexure-II) under Para 20 of the DPCO, 2013 by July 3, 2020.
The notification further stated that a soft copy of the said format containing MRP details should also be e-mailed to medicaIdevices-nppat@gov.in.
The details of the prescribed format read;
This came after it was observed that non-standard Medical N-95 flasks are being supplied in the market. In this regard, it is stressed that the Government promotes the selling of certified MedicaI N-95 Masks (BIS/NIOSH/FFP-2) only. Thus, the manufacturers of Medical N-95 Masks are advised to obtain the requisite certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) expeditiously.
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