New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- The Centre has made compliance with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) requirements mandatory for three categories of animal-feed ingredients, bringing mineral mixtures for cattle feed, animal-feed-grade dicalcium phosphate, and common salt and cattle licks under a compulsory quality-control regime.
The Animal Feeds and Feed Ingredients (Quality Control) Order, 2026, issued by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying on October 7 and published in the Gazette of India on October 12, requires the specified products to conform to prescribed Indian Standards and carry the BIS Standard Mark under a valid licence.
Violations of the order will attract penalties under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. The BIS ha...