CAA, STF seize expired fertilizer stock in Kaduwela raid

Colombo, July 25 (Daily Mirror) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), together with the Police Special Task Force (STF), has seized a stock of expired fertilizers that had allegedly been secretly stored in lorries by an institution in the Bomiriya area of Kaduwela.

The raid was carried out on the evening of July 21 by the CAA and the STF's Special Operations Unit No. 01.

During the operation, officials recovered 376 kilograms of expired solid fertilizers and 1,170 litres of expired liquid fertilizers.

The seized fertilizer stock has been taken into the custody of the Consumer Affairs Authority and sealed, while further investigations are underway.

The CAA said legal action will be instituted against the institution concerned once investigations are completed.

The authority also urged consumers and farmers to report any information regarding substandard, expired or misleadingly marketed products by contacting its 1977 hotline during office hours.