The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) conducted an inspection on several commercial companies specialised in distributing and selling frozen food in different branches of the companies.
According to a statement from the ministry, the inspection campaign resulted in the seizure of about 13,000 expired packages at a company and a violation of the provisions of Article No. 6 of Law No. 8 of 2008 regarding consumer protection was issued for concealing the validity dates and replacing them with new dates.
This inspection campaign comes within the framework of the Ministry's efforts to protect consumers' rights, monitor markets and commercial activities in the country, control prices, and detect abuses and counterfeit and counterfeit goods that do not conform to standard specifications.
In its statement, the ministry affirmed that it will firmly confront anyone who fails to fulfill the obligations stipulated in Law No. 8 of 2008 regarding consumer protection and its executive regulations.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is to intensify its inspection campaigns to control violating practices and to refer violators of laws and ministerial decisions to the competent authorities to take the necessary measures in these regard.
According to a statement from the ministry, the inspection campaign resulted in the seizure of about 13,000 expired packages at a company and a violation of the provisions of Article No. 6 of Law No. 8 of 2008 regarding consumer protection was issued for concealing the validity dates and replacing them with new dates.
This inspection campaign comes within the framework of the Ministry's efforts to protect consumers' rights, monitor markets and commercial activities in the country, control prices, and detect abuses and counterfeit and counterfeit goods that do not conform to standard specifications.
In its statement, the ministry affirmed that it will firmly confront anyone who fails to fulfill the obligations stipulated in Law No. 8 of 2008 regarding consumer protection and its executive regulations.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is to intensify its inspection campaigns to control violating practices and to refer violators of laws and ministerial decisions to the competent authorities to take the necessary measures in these regard.
