The Client Affairs Authority (CAA) has instituted authorized proceedings towards SPAR SL (PRIVATE) LIMITED for promoting an expired packet of tea to a client. After the defendant firm pleaded responsible, the Colombo No. 05 Justice of the Peace’s Court docket imposed a high-quality of Rs. 200,000.
Throughout an investigation, CAA officers had discovered {that a} 400g packet of tea bearing an expiry date of July 15, 2026 had been offered for Rs. 1,000.
Authorized motion was taken in relation to the violation of Route No. 52, printed in Extraordinary Gazette No. 1875/38 dated August 15, 2014.
Below Route No. 52, producers, importers, distributors, suppliers and merchants should not hold, retailer or accumulate items recognized as unsuitable on the market, expired or unfit for human consumption along with, adjoining to, or amongst different items supplied or displayed on the market.
When the case was taken up earlier than Court docket, SPAR SL (PRIVATE) LIMITED pleaded responsible, following which the courtroom had imposed a high-quality of Rs. 200,000.
Shoppers are suggested to stay vigilant, test the expiry date earlier than buying meals and beverage merchandise. Get hold of and retain a correct invoice or receipt after making a purchase order.
Shoppers are additional urged to tell the CAA of knowledge concerning the sale of expired or in any other case unsuitable items, by the 1977 Client Hotline throughout workplace hours.
