Team Herald
PANJIM: A day after issuing a warning against over-charging and sale of sub-standard masks and sanitisers, the Legal Metrology on Tuesday carried out a massive drive pan-Goa and seized masks, which were not adhering to the laws.
Out of 12 cases booked on a single day, the teams seized 806 ordinary masks and 195 N95 masks for not bearing mandatory declaration as required under Legal Metrology Act and Rules in force.
Maximum three cases each in Mapusa, Ponda and Curchorem were booked while Bicholim, Panjim and Margao saw one case each.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Controller, Legal Metrology, appealed to the agencies to prevent overcharging of masks, sanitisers so that they are available at affordable rates to health services providers and consumers at large.
Section 18(1) of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 states that no retails dealer or other person including manufacturer, packer, importer, and wholesale dealer will make any sale of any commodity in packed form at a price exceeding the retail sale price thereof.