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Protect the public from substandard products
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DTI on Mandatory product standards
November 3, 2010
Protecting the public from substandard products

San Jose, Antique – Shortchanging of buyers will now be a thing of the past once the campaign on mandatory product standards have been implemented, disseminated, and embedded in the consciousness of the buying public.

A giant step that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has done is in putting up a mandatory product showcase to advance its campaign on mandatory product standards.

Glenn Fernando, Trade and Industry Development Specialist of DTI, said that the five-day showcase recently held at the Gaisano Grand Mall in Antique helped a lot in raising awareness among consumers on products covered by the mandatory certification of Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) and by the DTI.

Fernando emphasized that the topmost consideration that a buyer should look into is on the quality of the product they are going to buy; that this should have quality marks -- the International Commodity Clearance (ICC) for imported products and PS (Product Standard) for locally manufactured products.

When products bear the ICC seal and PS marks, Fernando said, it has passed the product testing of BPS.

Among the products under the mandatory certification of DTI are electrical and wiring devices which include, electrical lamps, fuses, switches, circuit breakers, Christmas lights, plugs, and electrical tapes.

Mandatory certification is also needed in electrical appliances such as aircon, airpot, coffeemaker, hot plates, electric fans, television sets, refrigerators, flat irons, and many other electrical devises.

Building and construction materials that must pass the mandatory product standards are cement, plywood, pvc pipes, nails, sanitary wares, GI wires, and ceramic tiles.

For consumer and chemical products, consumers should look for quality markings on safety matches, pneumatic tire inner tubes, fire extinguishers, cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas, break fluids, helmets and visors, lead acid storage batteries, monobloc chairs, pyrotechinics, and medical grade oxygens.

DTI urges consumers to be vigilant and always check on the quality of products they buy and services they pay for to ensure they get the quality they deserve. (PIA/psm)

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