Bohol | August 30, 2022 – Thirty (30) fertilizer and pesticide dealers were inspected during a Clean-Up Drive (CUD) operation in the Province of Bohol on August 16-19, 2022.

Upon inspection, two (2) fertilizer and pesticide dealers were found to have committed minor violations, which were immediately addressed. Primarily, these violations pertained to good housekeeping, specifically food storage. While twenty (20) dealers carried out their activities without an FPA license.

The dealers with minor offenses were warned verbally and advised to store food separately from fertilizers and pesticides. Meanwhile, all unlicensed dealers were issued Notice of Violations (NoVs) and ordered to complete the Accredited Safety Dispensers (ASD) training, which is one of the requirements for acquiring an FPA license.

FPA RFU VII also distributed IEC (Information, Education, and Communication) materials such as gabay sa tamang paggamit ng abono at pestisidyo. ###