AIR PURIFIERS may be placed in the list of goods that must be certified for quality before being sold in the Philippines, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.
“Dapat i-certify ‘yan. Actually nirereview ng aming Philippine standards bureau para magkaroon din ng mandatory compliance,” DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said in an interview with DZBB on Friday.
Air purifiers must deliver on the claim of improved air quality, he said.
Manufacturers and importers of products on the mandatory certification list must secure a Philippine standard (PS) mark to sell their goods in the local market. The DTI conducts factory and product audits.
The DTI in February returned ceramic tiles to the list of products that must be certified for quality, while plywood was put back in the list last year.
Demand for disinfection products and services increased amid public health fears during the coronavirus pandemic.
Intech Group Innovations Corp., the distributor of UV Care sterilization and air purifier products, in May last year said growing demand for their products at the time had led to global scarcity. — J.P. Ibañez