CAA destroys over 4.5 metric tons of expired dried fish and dates

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Colombo, Sept. 9 (Daily Mirror) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has destroyed more than 4.5 metric tons of expired dried fish and dates seized from three business premises in Wattala and Hendala, following successful prosecutions at the Welisara Magistrate’s Court.

According to the CAA, the stock included 3.6 metric tons of expired dates, one metric ton of expired sprats, and 300 kilograms of dried sprats. The expired goods were disposed of after court proceedings concluded.

The traders responsible were fined a total of Rs. 55,000 on August 27, 2025, under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003, for violating Order No. 52 of Gazette Extraordinary 1875/38 (15.08.2014).

Issuing a reminder, the CAA urged all traders to refrain from storing expired or unfit products with other goods for sale, warning that such practices are punishable offences. The authority emphasized the importance of trade responsibility in safeguarding consumer rights.

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Saradiel Tuesday, 09 September 2025 04:04 PM

Total fine of 55,000/- appears too small. Assume as per the existing laws. Anyway, another good move. Keep going.

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Lankan Tuesday, 09 September 2025 04:45 PM

What a waste ? Please don’t waste food millions of people around the world go hungry each day : NPP government please make some amendments for any items confiscated by the customs : don’t buy time to file legal proceedings: by law they have to take to court but please speed up even with night time court hearings because we are wasting food items and we all have responsibility to protect food item from decay and damage: so have some swift plan to auction these items for the public and money can be given to the importers if they found innocent or money can be used for court proceedings or taken to the treasury or given for a charity But don’t waste any food please clean the customs from all those items that have been confiscated and accumulated for months if not years : we have to use our common sense as well don’t follow the letters of law blindly : don’t let the solicitors or judges exploit any legal loophole: here legal reform must be done on this matter

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karu Tuesday, 09 September 2025 04:55 PM

Rs. 55,000 ? was it a fine ? or symbolic fine. this is not enough to survive for single person for a month . This is well known racket. they duplicate the shipments and permission to import based on this conclusion.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Tuesday, 09 September 2025 05:09 PM

Please also find out when these items were imported, who imported and if the items were already expired when imported. Then the importers along with custom officers who released the items should be brought into courts too.

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Haren Tuesday, 09 September 2025 11:26 PM

Loss of foreign currency.

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Logical Wednesday, 10 September 2025 07:25 AM

Feed these to livestock or fish. Don't waste.

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