The Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) warns the general public, especially the farmers, NOT TO PURCHASE AND USE the product, GRO-E ALL-IN-ONE ORGANIC FOLIAR LIQUID FERTILIZER (Annex “A”),for it is not registered with FPA.

Section 9 of Presidential Decree No. 1144 (P.D. No. 1144) provides that [n]o pesticides, fertilizer, or other agricultural chemical shall be exported, imported, manufactured, formulated, stored distributed, sold or offered for sale, transported, delivered for transportation or used unless it has been duly registered with the FPA or covered by a numbered provisional permit issued by FPA for use in accordance with the conditions as stipulated in the permit.

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Considering that “GRO-E All-In-One Organic Foliar Liquid Fertilizer” has not gone through the evaluation process of FPA, the agency cannot assure its quality and safety. Hence, all concerned establishments are warned not to distribute, advertise, or sell the aforementioned product, otherwise, appropriate penalties and sanctions shall be strictly imposed.

To verify if a certain product is registered with FPA, the list of the registered products can be accessed through this link: https://fpa.da.gov.ph/resources/reports/registered-products/.

All FPA’s Regional and Provincial Personnel, Law Enforcement Agencies, and Local Government Units are requested to ensure that this product is not sold or made available in the market or areas of jurisdiction. Moreover, the Bureau of Customs is urged to restrain the entry of unregistered imported products.

For more information and inquiries about this Advisory and to report any sale or distribution of unregistered fertilizer, pesticide, and other agricultural chemical products, kindly contact FPA through email at fpacentral77@gmail.com or call (02)8920-8573.

Dissemination of this Advisory to all concerned is hereby requested.