Cases Filed Against 1,543 Traders For Selling Unsuitable Food Items During New Year.

Cases Filed Against 1,543 Traders For Selling Unsuitable Food Items During New Year.

President of the Public Health Inspectors’ Union Upul Rohana  said, cases have been filed against 1543 traders for selling food items unsuitable for human consumption.
Further he said, that over 25,000 business outlets were inspected during the festive period and will continue raids until the 30th of April. He noted the PHI destroyed nearly 1.4 million food items that were deemed unsuitable for human consumption.
The PHI President added they also sealed 25 business outlets and imposed fines amounting to 2.7 million rupees.