CAA warns against selling rice above MRP
2025-06-30
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has warned that selling rice at a price higher than the gazetted maximum retail priceContinue Reading
CAA warns against distributing salt products without proper labelling
2025-06-30
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says legal action will be initiated against importers and local manufacturers who distribute salt productsContinue Reading
Maharagama business fined Rs 1M for overpriced bottled water
2025-06-27
A business entity in Maharagama has been fined Rs. 01 million for selling bottled water at inflated prices. The GangodawilaContinue Reading
Supermarket fined Rs. 400,000 for Selling Non-Standard Brown Sugar in 2022
2025-06-20
Based on complaints received in 2022, the Consumer Affairs Authority conducted an investigation into a supermarket in the Seeduwa areaContinue Reading
CAA to conduct raids in Anuradhapura during Poson Poya
2025-06-09
Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) officials have been deployed to Anuradhapura for special duties during the Poson Poya festival period. AccordingContinue Reading
Shop owner fined for selling over priced water bottle
2025-06-05
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has imposed a fine of Rs. 100,000 on a shop owner on the ground floor ofContinue Reading
Consumer warning : CAA lists 49 Skin Creams to avoid
2025-05-27
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued a public warning after laboratory tests revealed dangerously high levels of heavy metalsContinue Reading
Price ranges of 22 essential food items announced
2025-04-30
The Consumer Affairs Authority has published the estimated price ranges of twenty-two (22) essential food items. Accordingly, the estimated priceContinue Reading
CAA seizes hair colouring products manufactured using cement dust
2025-04-03
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has raided a factory manufacturing hair colouring products in Mattakuliya, seizing several contaminated products. DuringContinue Reading
CAA seizes 750 tonnes of unsafe wheat flour
2025-03-06
A large stock of wheat flour unfit for human consumption, which was to be released to the local market, hasContinue Reading
Substandard coconut oil in the Market? : Update from Trade Minister
2025-03-05
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe says coconut oil unfit for human consumption has beenContinue Reading
CAA destroys 6,800 plastic drinking water bottles
2025-02-24
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has destroyed nearly 6,800 plastic drinking water bottles that were found with a forged logoContinue Reading
CAA seizes large stock of rice with doctored expiry date
2024-11-26
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized a stock of imported rice from India with doctored dates of manufacture andContinue Reading
Consumer Affairs Authority to conduct special festive season raids
2024-11-24
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has taken steps to carry out raids throughout the country from 15 December in viewContinue Reading
Gazette preventing traders charging for single-use polythene bags to be withdrawn
2024-03-29
The Gazette that was issued preventing traders from charging consumers for single-use polythene bags provided when buying goods, is toContinue Reading
CAA revokes Gazette on MRP for Sugar
2023-11-22
A Gazette notification that was issued on November 03, 2023, imposing a maximum retail price (MRP) for sugar has beenContinue Reading
New hotline to complain about rice sold above MRP
2023-10-31
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has introduced a new hotline for consumers to lodge complaints against retail store owners sellingContinue Reading
Substandard Coconut oil : Raids continue
2023-09-28
Officers of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) have raided a retail store selling substandard coconut oil in the Bokundara areaContinue Reading