The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB), issued Notices of Violation (NOV) to non-compliant firms in the National Capital Region (NCR) for selling uncertified liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for household use and seized 195 uncertified LPG cylinders from January to March 8 this year.
Non-compliant firms were directed to explain why they sell these products and disclose their suppliers within 48 hours from receipt thereof.
“For the past months, we have been receiving reports regarding the sale of uncertified LPG cylinders. This malpractice as this does not only pose enormous threat to the safety of Filipino consumers but can also potentially affect our local LPG manufacturers. The DTI will take necessary action against those selling these substandard and uncertified LPGs,” said DTI Secretary Fred Pascual.
Last year, the DTI issued Department Administrative Order (DAO) 22-11 series of 2022, known as “The New Technical Regulation Concerning The Mandatory Certification of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Pressure Vessels, Systems, Services, and Ancillary Products,” to require certification among domestically manufactured and imported LPG pressure vessels, ancillary products, and LPG-related systems.
