Gazette issued to regulate stocks of four essential items

June 12, 2021 at 11:23 AM

Three Extraordinary Gazette notifications have been issued directing individuals who stock corn, sugar, powdered milk, paddy and rice to register themselves with the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), in a bid to prevent them from concealing the stocks.

The relevant individuals have been instructed to register themselves within 7 days

Accordingly from now on importers, producers, mill owners, collectors, store owners, distributors or wholesale sellers will not be allowed to keep the the above mentioned essential food items in their possession without being registered with the CAA. (NewsWire)