Government Issues Notices To 63 Firms Selling Kitchen Scales For Compliance
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The government has issued notices to 63 manufacturers asking whether they have complied with all regulatory norms.
The government has issued notices to 63 manufacturers, importers and sellers of personal weighing and measuring instruments like kitchen scales on e-commerce platforms, asking whether they have complied with all regulatory norms.
The development comes in the backdrop of several consumer complaints regarding unauthorised sale of these products on the e-commerce platforms.
Speaking to PTI, a senior consumer affairs ministry official said, "Based on the consumer complaints and suo moto, 63 show-cause notices have been issued between June and August 29."
The manufacturers, importers and sellers have been asked to provide details of the approval of model, manufacturing/importer/dealer licence and verification of weighing scales, the official said.
