The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS), has issued Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 22-02, series of 2022 updating the reference standards used in the BPS Mandatory Product Certification Schemes. The DAO which took effect on 12 June 2022, fifteen (15) days after its publication in The Philippine continue reading : DTI-BPS enhances industry competitiveness and consumer protection
Following the collaboration and licensing agreement between the Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) and the UL Standards and Engagement (ULSE) last November 2020, the DTI-BPS has recently adopted and promulgated three (3) international standards on electrical wiring devices as Philippine National Standards (PNS). These standards include the PNS UL 248-1:2021 continue reading : Collaborative standardization: DTI-BPS promulgates UL standards on electrical wiring devices as Philippine National Standards
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS), the country’s National Standards Body (NSB), has promulgated Philippine National Standard (PNS) 2161:2021 Halal cosmetics and toiletries — General requirements. The issuance follows the call of Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez among local businesses, especially micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), to continue reading : DTI-BPS promulgates standard on Halal cosmetics
MAKATI CITY, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) under the Consumer Protection Group (CPG) conducted a product focus webinar on motorcycle helmets and their visors and child restraint systems (CRS) on 16 June 2021 via Zoom. The webinar is part of a series of product focus webinars organized continue reading : DTI-BPS conducts webinar on motorcycle helmets and child car seats certification
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) reactivated its Technical Committee (TC 45) on Plastics and Plastic Products primarily in anticipation of House Bill No. 9147 mandating the DTI-BPS to develop and promulgate the appropriate Philippine National Standards (PNS) for compostable plastic products. The reactivation of BPS/TC continue reading : DTI-BPS reactivates Technical Committee on Plastics and Plastic Products
The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) has established BPS/TC 92, the technical committee on Filipino Dishes. They will develop the Philippine National Standards (PNS) on popular Filipino dishes such as adobo, sinigang, lechon, and sisig taking into consideration the variations in cooking techniques observed in all regions of the continue reading : Standardization of famous Filipino dishes advances!
The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) expressed its strong support to gradually phase out mercury-containing products in order to protect human health and the environment in a roundtable meeting with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) on 09 February 2021 via Zoom Video continue reading : DTI-BPS supports phaseout of mercury-containing products
The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) and the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS) convened to discuss the current status of standards development via Zoom Video Conferencing on 01 February 2021. The DTI-BPS, as the National Standards Body of the Philippines, is mandated by continue reading : DTI-BPS and DA-BAFS Harmonize Standards Development Processes
Hot-dip metallic-coated and pre-painted galvanized coils and sheets have been added to the list of products covered by the Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards’ (DTI-BPS) Mandatory Product Certification Schemes. DTI Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 20-10, series of 2020 was issued on 28 December 2020 to provide the New Technical continue reading : DTI classifies galvanized coils and sheets as mandatory products
The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) conducted its first awareness and education webinar via Zoom Conferencing on 22 July 2020 entitled Updates on BPS Policies and Issuances in response to COVID-19 and the New Normal. The webinar was held in two (2) sessions. The morning session was attended by DTI continue reading : DTI-BPS conducts webinar on its new policies and issuances in response to COVID-19 and the New Normal