The Process Technology
Standards Department is one of
the two departments of the
Bureau that coordinates the
work of formulating national
standards.
Preparation of national
standards is one of the core
functions of TBS. The
organizational arrangement is
that all the standards are
handled by two departments
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one for engineering standards
and the Process Technology
Standards Department handles
standards in the areas of |
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a. |
food & agriculture;
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b. |
chemical industries;
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c. |
textiles and |
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d. |
environment |
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The work of standards
formulation is done through
committees and there are four
supervisory committees also
known as Divisional
Committees. The supervisory
committees comprise of about
12 members each. Members are
drawn from a cross-section of
stakeholders that include the
government, academia &
research, manufacturers,
distributors and consumers.
Under each Divisional
Committee there exists
Technical Committees of up to
eight members which are
committees of experts from a
cross-section of stakeholders.
In some cases, the Technical
Committee may form Working
Groups of about 3-4
experts that prepare the
preliminary drafts. |
The chairpersons of all the
committees are normally drawn
from neutral bodies like the
universities, or from the
government and especially the
relevant ministry. Secretaries
are drawn from TBS.
Below is the list of current
Divisional and Technical
Committees under the Process
Technology Standards
Department:
Agriculture & Food Divisional
Standards Committee (AFDC)
Technical Committees operating
under this are |
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AFDC 1 - Codes of hygiene for
food processing units
AFDC 2 - Labelling, packing
and packaging
AFDC 3 - General test methods
and sampling procedures for
foods
AFDC 4 - Fats and oils
AFDC 5 - Foods additives
AFDC 6 - Infant foods
AFDC 7 - Spices and condiments
AFDC 8 - Microbiological
specifications for foods
AFDC 9 - Animal feeds
AFDC 10 - Fertilizer and their
residues
AFDC 11 - Pesticides
AFDC 12 - Processed fruits and
vegetables
AFDC 13 - Alcoholic beverages
AFDC 14 - Milk and milk
products
AFDC 15 - Bakery and
confectioneries
AFDC 16 - Cereal products
AFDC 17 - Sugars
AFDC 18 - Tea
AFDC 19 - Edible oleaginous
seeds
AFDC 20 - Tobacco and its
products
AFDC 21 - Root crops and their
products
AFDC 22 - Meat and meat
products
AFDC 23 - Fish and fish
products
AFDC 24 - Coffee and its
products
AFDC 25 - Sensory analysis
AFDC 26 - Fresh fruits and
vegetable products
AFDC 27 - Residues of
veterinary drugs in foods
AFDC 28 - Biotechnology (GMO)
TC
AFDC 29 - Organically produced
foods
AFDC 30 - Cocoa and cocoa
products |
Chemicals Divisional Standards
Committee (CDC)
Technical Committees operating
under this include |
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CDC 1 - Toothpaste
CDC 2 - Soap and detergents
CDC 3 - Cosmetics and
Creameries
CDC 4 - Safety matches
CDC 5 - Glass products
CDC 6 - Water
quality/Effluents
CDC 7 - Industrial & lab.
chemicals
CDC 8 - Domestic insecticides
CDC 9 - Gases
CDC 10 - Stationery and paper
products
CDC 11 - Plastic products
CDC 13 - Paints and varnishes
CDC 14 - Rubber & rubber
products
CDC 15 - Petroleum and
petroleum products
CDC 16 - Pharmaceuticals
(packaging)
CDC 17 - Lubricants and oils
products |
Textiles Divisional Standards
Committee (TDC)
Technical Committees operating
under this include |
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TDC 1 - Flags
TDC 2 - Apparel
TDC3 - Household textiles
TDC 4 - Labeling (Designation)
TDC 5 - Sampling procedures
and test methods
TDC 6 - Fabric
- fire
resistant and retardant
TDC 7 - Fibres
- cotton
TDC 8 - Yarns and twines
TDC 9 - Hospital textiles
TDC 10 - Mechanical
contraceptives
TDC 11 - Leather & leather
products |
Environmental Management
Divisional Standards Committee
(EMDC)
Technical Committees operating
under this include |
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EMDC 1 - Waste water
EMDC 2 - Air quality
EMDC 3 - Soil/land
EMDC 4 - Environmental
management systems
EMDC 5 - Radiations
EMDC 6 - Noise & vibration
levels
EMDC 7 - Forestry
EMDC 8 - Eco-labelling
EMDC 9 - Noxious smells
EMDC 10 - Environmental
performance evaluation |
