Doha: The inspection campaign launched by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce as part of its Ramadan initiatives under the theme ‘#Aqal_Min_Al_Wajeb’ targeted over 27 food warehouses in the Industrial Area and fined five for violations.
Violations included sale of expired products and missing descriptive labels on products in violation of Article No. 6 of Law No. 8 of 2008 on consumer protection.
The ministry intensified inspection campaigns ahead of Ramadan and monitoring markets during the Holy Month to ensure compliance of suppliers (warehouses) with the .
It is also monitoring markets and commercial activities to crack down on price manipulation and protect consumers’ rights.
The law prohibits the sale, display or promotion of fraudulent or corrupt products. A product is considered fraudulent if it is expired or fails to meet standards.
Violations of the law result in penalties ranging between administrative closures and fines between QR3,000 and QR1,000,000.
The ministry stressed that it will not tolerate any violations of the law and its regulations and will intensify its inspection campaigns to crackdown on violations.
The ministry said it will refer those who violate laws and ministerial decrees to competent authorities, who will take appropriate action against perpetrators to protect consumer rights.
It urged consumers to report any violations to the Consumer Protection and Anti-Commercial Fraud Department through its call centre: 16001; email: [email protected]; Twitter: @MEC_Qatar; Instagram: MEC_Qatar; and the ministry’s mobile app for Android and IOS: MEC_Qatar.
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Doha: The inspection campaign launched by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce as part of its Ramadan initiatives under the theme ‘#Aqal_Min_Al_Wajeb’ targeted over 27 food warehouses in the Industrial Area and fined five for violations.
Violations included sale of expired products and missing descriptive labels on products in violation of Article No. 6 of Law No. 8 of 2008 on consumer protection.
The ministry intensified inspection campaigns ahead of Ramadan and monitoring markets during the Holy Month to ensure compliance of suppliers (warehouses) with the .
It is also monitoring markets and commercial activities to crack down on price manipulation and protect consumers’ rights.
The law prohibits the sale, display or promotion of fraudulent or corrupt products. A product is considered fraudulent if it is expired or fails to meet standards.
Violations of the law result in penalties ranging between administrative closures and fines between QR3,000 and QR1,000,000.
The ministry stressed that it will not tolerate any violations of the law and its regulations and will intensify its inspection campaigns to crackdown on violations.
The ministry said it will refer those who violate laws and ministerial decrees to competent authorities, who will take appropriate action against perpetrators to protect consumer rights.
It urged consumers to report any violations to the Consumer Protection and Anti-Commercial Fraud Department through its call centre: 16001; email: [email protected]; Twitter: @MEC_Qatar; Instagram: MEC_Qatar; and the ministry’s mobile app for Android and IOS: MEC_Qatar.
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