Efforts underway to protect consumer rights and crack down on non-compliant food manufacturers – Minister

Minister of Trade, Commerce, and Food Security Nalin Fernando participating at a press conference organized by the Presidential Media Centre today (22), highlighted that as a result of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s prudent decisions, the country successfully saved approximately 350 million US dollars that would have been otherwise spent on rice imports by the government.

Furthermore, Minister Fernando emphasized that significant efforts have been made to revise the out-dated Consumer Affairs Authority Act, which has been in effect for two decades, in order to safeguard the rights of consumers.

He said that legal measures will be taken against companies manufacturing non-essential food items that fail to offer relief to the public despite benefiting from government tax concessions.