Officials of the Consumer Protection Department at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce conducting inspection at a shop in Salwa area, yesterday.
The Consumer Protection Department (CPD) at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce has caught 121 counterfeit fire extinguishers from a shop operating at Salwa area yesterday.
The erring outlet was booked during a surprise inspection campaign launched by the Ministry to monitor the markets and business activities to ensure they are complying the provisions of CPD, said a release.
The inspection drive aims at catching violations related to selling counterfeit products that do not meet the required specifications.
The inspectors of the Ministry have also seized about 8,000 fire extinguishers in the storage of the shop at the Industrial Area.
The outlet was booked under the article No. 7 of the CPD law No. 8 of 2008 that stipulates that the information about products should be given on its packs in details in a proper way to safeguard the rights of consumers.
The company was not selling extinguishers directly to the consumers and was supplying to the various projects, said the release.
The Ministry will investigate all bills and contracts to deal with the affected people and make a mechanism for compensation and check the quality of their products.
The Ministry will coordinate with security agency concerned at the Ministry of Interior to take necessary actions as fire extinguishers are very important to put off fire so the product should be able to serve the purpose.
