THE GOAN NETWORK
MARGAO: The department of Legal Metrology carried out a massive drive as the monsoon season has arrived for the purpose of inspection of mandatory declaration on the umbrella, raincoat and rice bag packages under the provision of Legal Metrology Act 2009, read with Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
Two cases were booked in Malbhat, Margao, with officials effecting seizure of 696 packages of umbrellas of various brands, 214 packages of raincoats of various brands and 2500 packages of Expando Brief.
With respect to umbrella and raincoat packages, the packages does not bear mandatory declaration such as name and complete address of the manufacturer and month and year of manufacturing/pre-packing, customer care details incase of consumer complaints which is in violation of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 read with Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
As far as Expando Brief packages is concerned, the packages did not bear mandatory declaration such as month and year of manufacturing/pre-packing which is in violation of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 read with Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
Another packaged commodities case was booked at Powerhouse Circle, Margao, Goa from a Telangana Vehicle Truck which had come for distribution and the department seized 100 packages of rice bags of 25 kg for not bearing mandatory declarations such as name and complete address of the manufacturer/packer and customer care details incase of consumer complaints.
The raid was carried out by Demu N. Mapari, Inspector, Legal Metrology, Margao, Goa, under the supervision of Nitin P Purushan, Assistant Controller, Legal Metrology, South Zone-I, Margao Goa and assisted by Sudhir K Gaonker, Pascoal Vaz and Nitesh Navelkar.
The packages have been seized for violation of various provisions of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 read with Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
Legal Metrology officials have cautioned consumers that before buying any packaged commodity, they should check the below mentioned mandatory declaration such name and complete address of the manufacturer/packer, etc.
