GUIMARAS – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Guimaras is reminding the public and the Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in the Province of Guimaras of the importance of weighing scales and the use of product certification marks.
DTI team conducted an inspection at Jordan Food Terminal Market, Barangay. San Miguel, Jordan recently to check the functionality and effectiveness of weighing scales used by MSMEs.
The team was composed of the Municipal Treasury Office (MTO), the Philippine National Police and DTI.
A total of one hundred twenty (120) weighing scales were inspected and seven (7) were found to be defective which were confiscated by the MTO.
Meanwhile, DTI-Guimaras sent out the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) Memorandum Circular No. 16-04 or a Policy on the Use and Monitoring of Product Certification Marks to retail stores.
The Circular clarifies the proper use of Philippine Standard (PS) and Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) marks on products under mandatory certification.
It also addresses concerns of manufacturers, importers, and traders on the proper use of prescribed marks/logos/stickers and where to affix them on the products.
Said Circular also specifies that a PS and ICC mark/logo/sticker should be affixed at the items and/or on the packaging of a product.
The exception applies to ballast, lamp, circuit breaker, electric tape, wires and cables, and flat cord, television set, air conditioning unit, refrigerator and microwave oven, when affixing marks/logos/stickers to the product, can cause damage to its original packaging.
Further, the circular specifies that DTI monitors and enforcers be allowed to access to the stockrooms of manufacturers/importers to verify product inventories bearing PS and ICC marks/logo/stickers.
When a manufacturer or importer fails to present the appropriate product’s box/package, the Circular cites that it shall be construed as a violation of the provisions and be dealt with in accordance with established rules and policies. (PIO-Guimaras)