India Delays Implementation of Mandatory National Standards for Cookware and Food Contact Cans

SafeGuardSHardgoodsSep 17, 2025

SG 140/25

India has issued a quality control order to update standards and compliance timelines for cookware, utensils and cans used with food and beverages.

In 2024, India published a quality control order to mandate the use of several national standards and the standard mark for cookware, utensils and cans for food and beverages (SafeGuardS 67/24).

In August 2025, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued the Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (Quality Control Order 2025).

Key changes in Quality Control Order 2025 include:

Updating three standards to their latest versions (IS 14756, IS 1660 and IS 14407)
Replacing IS 9396 (Part 1):1987 with IS 18427:2024
Extending the implementation dates for different enterprises

Highlights of Quality Control Order 2025 are summarized in Table 1.

Order	Scope	Indian Standard and Title¹	Effective date
Cookware, Utensils and Cans for foods and beverages (Quality Control) Order 2025	Cookware, utensils and cans for foods and beverages	IS 14756:2024 ‘Stainless steel utensils’	October 1, 2025 (formerly September 1, 2024) January 1, 2026, for small enterprises (formerly December 1, 2024) April 1, 2026, for micro enterprises (formerly March 1, 2025)
		IS 1660:2024 ‘Wrought and cast aluminum utensils’
		IS 13983:1994 ‘Stainless steel sinks for domestic purposes’
		IS 18427:2024 ‘Three piece round open top metal cans for foods and beverages ’
		IS 14407:2023 ‘Aluminum cans for beverages’
¹Latest versions of the Indian standards apply, including amendments as notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards

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