Section 4October 31 2000, Sec./Art. 4

Prohibition. - The manufacture, importation, distribution and/or sale of laundry and industrial detergents containing hard surfactants are hereby declared prohibited. The Bureau of Product Standards shall review and revise the mandatory Philippine National Standard for "Surface Active Agnets-Synthetic Detergents for Laundry Use" in accordance with this Act and monitor compliance therewith.

For this purpose, the Bureau of Product Standards shall inspect laundry and industrial detergents, whether imported or locally-manufactured, to ensure that they are free from hard surfactants.