PUBLIC WARNING AGAINST THE PURCHASE AND USE OF FERTILIZERS, PESTICIDES, AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS WHICH ARE FAKE, UNREGISTERED, MISLABELED AND/OR HAVE EXPIRED CERTIFICATE OF PRODUCT REGISTRATION (CPR)

The Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) warns the general public, especially the farmers, NOT TO PURCHASE AND USE fake DACONIL 720 SC product. As reported by International Veterinary & Agrochemical (IVA) Inc. , fake DACONIL 720 SC products were found circulating in the market.  For reference, the photos of the packaging of the original vis-a-vis the fake product are hereto attached as Annex “A”.

Section 8 of Presidential Decree No. 1144 (P.D. No. 1144) states that it shall be unlawful for any handler of pesticides, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemicals or for any farmers, planter or end-user of the same as the case may be:

• To engage in any form of production, importation, distribution, storage and sale in commercial quantities without securing from the FPA a license therefor;

( c ) To deal in pesticides and/or fertilizers which have not been previously registered with FPA, or which registration has expired or has been suspended or revoked;

(d) To adulterate pesticides formulation and fertilizer grade;

(f) To mislable or make claims which differ in substance from the representation made in connection with a product’s registration or from its actual effectiveness; and

Considering that fake product 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/NW/index.php/information-resources/data/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.