VEGA ALTA, Puerto Rico , Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Margo Caribe, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRGO), and its subsidiaries (the 'Company') today announced that the Mulch & Soil Council (the 'Council') has approved Certification of bark and mulch products manufactured by Margo State Line, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Margo Caribe, Inc. According to the Mulch & Soil Council the Certification means that Margo State Line's bark and mulch products conform to the Council's 'truth-in-labeling' requirements, pass laboratory testing, including weights and measures, pass chemicals testing and pass random audit testing in the retail market. Founded in 1972, the Mulch & Soil Council, headquarter in Washington, DC , is a non-profit trade group of producers of horticultural mulches, consumer potting soils and commercial growing products. Also the Council defines product quality guidelines and uniform industry labeling practices.

About Margo Caribe

Margo Caribe, Inc., is currently engaged in the business of growing and distributing a wide range of both indoor and outdoor tropical foliage and flowering plants in Puerto Rico and the northeast Caribbean. The Company is also engaged in the sale and manufacturing of lawn and garden products throughout Puerto Rico , the northeast Caribbean and the Southeast United States . In addition, the Company is in the process of securing permits for a residential project in Arecibo, Puerto Rico .

Margo State Line, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Margo Caribe, Inc., is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of bark and premium cypress and pine mulch, as well as several composted and potting soils in Folkston, Georgia . Margo State Line's products are primarily marketed within the United States and Puerto Rico and the Caribbean through Garden Products.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain 'forward-looking statements' concerning Margo Caribe's economic future performance. The words 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'hope' and similar expressions are meant to identify 'forward- looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Margo Caribe cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such 'forward-looking statements,' which speak only as of the date made and to advise readers that various factors, including regional and national economic conditions, natural disasters, competitive and regulatory factors, and legislative changes, could affect Margo Caribe's financial performance and could cause Margo Caribe's actual results for the future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.

Margo Caribe does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any 'forward-looking statements' to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

SOURCE Margo Caribe, Inc.