MoCI seizes 13,000 expired food products from a company
Gulf Times
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry conducted an inspection on several commercial companies specialized in distributing and selling frozen food in different regions of the company.
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.
