Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 5: The Legal Metrology Department in district Kupwara today booked a manufacturer and a dealer of edible oil for smudging the MRP and manufacturing date of the product.
Officials said that the accused was found in contravention to Section 36 (1) of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 read with the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
The edible oil packages of “Kamal Deep Brand” were found with “smudged statutory declarations of Maximum Retail Price (MRP)” as well as the manufacturing date,
The officials said that it was aimed at hiking MRP of every single edible oil package, with 5 litres declared net quantity, from Rs. 660 to Rs. 750.
“Besides, the date of manufacture was also changed from January 2020 to December 2020 to allow the sale of the product beyond the date of expiry,” the official said.
In this regard, the department has seized the deceptive packages of the said brand from retailers in Handwara market while as the legal proceedings are underway
Notably, consumer alert has been sounded by Legal Metrology, Kupwara asking consumers to check MRP and manufacturing date on pre-packaged commodities.
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