CAA to raid under-weight bread sellers from today

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Colombo, Feb 5 (Daily Mirror) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) is set to initiate raids targeting the sale of underweight bread in bakeries starting today, Director of the CAA Special Raids Unit, Sanjaya Irasinghe announced.

He told the media that raids will be conducted in every district. A gazette in this regard was issued on Saturday as prior notice and to make preparations to maintain the standard weight of a loaf of bread and half a loaf of bread.

It is mandatory to display a weighing scale at the bakery or shop for consumers to weigh the bread. The weighing scale should be with valid license issued from the Measurement Units Department.

Irasinghe requested the consumers lodge a complaint if any to the CAA via hotline 1977 if a weighing scale is not available at the bakery or the shop.

All shops and bakeries should issue a bill for the bread sold.

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MT Monday, 05 February 2024 12:23 PM

Hope bread will be available

Anton Peter Canisious Monday, 05 February 2024 12:57 PM

Is this for real? while the gazette mentions about the weight, there is no specification of the bread. There are many types of bread in the market and its impossible to understand for which specification this weight is attributed. As always, we are good to come up with decisions that cant be implemented. The Gazette becomes a worthless paper if this issue is contested in court of law. Is this a hassle and harassment of businesses or a pure mockery or joke?

Rob Monday, 05 February 2024 01:05 PM

20th century jokes get system right heavy fines for those who practice crook ways to make extra money from bakerys to markets some do on every selling items with bogus scales old dirty tricks still on the Rise......

Citizen k Monday, 05 February 2024 01:29 PM

Please do.we consumers are being taken for a ride by everyone.

DOT Monday, 05 February 2024 07:17 PM

All most All the shops!

No Sense Monday, 05 February 2024 08:29 PM

It is understood that while the weight of the "kade paan" is specified as 450 grams there is no price control on the selling price. Simply, the weight has to be 450 grams but could be sold for any price. Does this make any sense?

DOT Tuesday, 06 February 2024 07:35 AM

One pound will be a really one pound from today !

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