‘FAKE LABEL’ RACKET BUSTED IN BARKA

While continuing its crackdown on illegal and unethical trading practices across the Sultanate, the Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) has urged people to report any type of fraud or manipulation by traders.

“Unscrupulous manipulation, especially by those involved in food and beverage businesses, can have serious repercussions on humans,” the authorities have warned.

According to authorities, health safety guidelines have to be followed especially in products used in our daily lives, such as ready-to-eat food, home furniture, electrical appliances or auto spares.

“We should have a strong recycling and waste management policy so that illegal and unscientific reuse of products can be prevented. I have seen people looking for discarded furniture outside apartments and waste bins. Naturally, they have some business interest,” Abdubaker, a senior executive at a leading furniture brand, said.

“We are not against people getting affordable products, but it should not risk their lives in the long run,” he said.

On Sunday, PACP reported that, in cooperation with the Public Prosecution in Barka, it seized a large quantity of expired processed food products that were redistributed in the market, including megastores, with labels that had new production and expiry dates.

During the course of investigation, it was learnt workers were storing foodstuff in a rented building in Barka without relevant approvals and in an environment that did not meet health safety requirements.

We are not against people getting affordable products, but it should not risk their lives in the long run ABDUBAKER Senior Executive Leading furniture brand