New Delhi: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
has said that the details of manufacturer, date of expiry, MRP and other details of the product
should be legible and should be given on packages of all the products. He urged consumers to
file complaints, if they found any information missing on the package of any product. He said
that this will create deterrence in the minds of the manufacturers who indulge in unfair
practices or pushing sub-standard products into the market.
Replying to media queries today during a Video press conference, Shri Paswan informed that
the Department of Legal Metrology, Guntur in AP has registered a complaint against the
pharmaceutical distributor of medicine ‘Seder OM’. Shri Paswan informed that as per the
complaint received, the name of the Manufacturer, Helpline number and date of expiry are
not visible. It is further alleged that the size of the numerals and letters of the declaration is
less than 1 mm and not easily legible on the above medicine packages. He said that raids
were conducted on the premises of the distributor and seller under section 15 of the Legal
Metrology Act, 2009 and packets of the above medicine have been seized.
