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DTI conducts monitoring and enforcement activities on Christmas lights and Noche Buena products The Department of Trade and Industry - Consumer Welfare and Business Regulation Group (DTI-CWBRG) conducted another set of on-the-spot monitoring and enforcement activities on Christmas lights and Noche Buena products on December 4, 2013 at the National Capital Region (NCR). "We conducted this standard enforcement activity to ensure that the Christmas lights sold in the market are certified by our Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) and are safe to use," CWBRG Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection (BTRCP) Director Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba said.
The DTI standards enforcement team led by CWBRG Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and BTRCP Director Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba (in red checkered polo) seized over 600 boxes of substandard Christmas lights at Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan City on December 4, 2013. Do you have an inspiring story to share with the DTI family? Is there a DTI staff or experience you want to brag about? Please tell us by e-mail to publications@dti.gov.ph.
No. 40 â–Ş December 19, 2013
The DTI standards enforcement teams confiscated about 685 boxes of alleged substandard Christmas lights sets during simultaneous visits in Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan and Finds Department Store in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The teams issued Notices of Violations (NOVs) to six stores found selling Christmas lights not bearing the Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) stickers and sets carrying the old ICC stickers. The brands of the confiscated products include Northstar LED light, Seven Star, Mabuhay Star, AIO Decorative Light, Lucky Bright LED, Star 120 Icicle Lights, and Merry Christmas. Shopping centers’ management were advised to ensure that their stores sell only certified Christmas lights. Meanwhile, the enforcement team also posted the list of DTI-certified Christmas lights and Suggested Retail Prices (SRPs) for Noche Buena products at several stores in Festival Supermall, Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
(L-R) Department of Trade and Industry – National Capital Region (DTI-NCR) Enforcement Officer Frando H. Morales, Robinsons Department Store Promodizer Merlyn Lamparero and Store Head Joy P. Santelices, DTI-Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) Electrical Products Product Manager Neil P. Catajay and (inset) Savemore Front End Supervisor Ishley Hussel T. Buyain (right) and Catajay display DTI-certified Christmas lights and Suggested Retail Prices (SRPs) for Noche Buena products’ posters for consumers.
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