CAA seizes 750 tonnes of unsafe wheat flour
2025-03-06
A large stock of wheat flour unfit for human consumption, which was to be released to the local market, hasContinue Reading
Substandard coconut oil in the Market? : Update from Trade Minister
2025-03-05
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe says coconut oil unfit for human consumption has beenContinue Reading
CAA destroys 6,800 plastic drinking water bottles
2025-02-24
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has destroyed nearly 6,800 plastic drinking water bottles that were found with a forged logoContinue Reading
CAA seizes large stock of rice with doctored expiry date
2024-11-26
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized a stock of imported rice from India with doctored dates of manufacture andContinue Reading
Consumer Affairs Authority to conduct special festive season raids
2024-11-24
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has taken steps to carry out raids throughout the country from 15 December in viewContinue Reading
Gazette preventing traders charging for single-use polythene bags to be withdrawn
2024-03-29
The Gazette that was issued preventing traders from charging consumers for single-use polythene bags provided when buying goods, is toContinue Reading
CAA revokes Gazette on MRP for Sugar
2023-11-22
A Gazette notification that was issued on November 03, 2023, imposing a maximum retail price (MRP) for sugar has beenContinue Reading
New hotline to complain about rice sold above MRP
2023-10-31
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has introduced a new hotline for consumers to lodge complaints against retail store owners sellingContinue Reading
Substandard Coconut oil : Raids continue
2023-09-28
Officers of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) have raided a retail store selling substandard coconut oil in the Bokundara areaContinue Reading
Store selling fake branded clothes raided in Colombo (Video)
2023-06-02
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has raided a wholesale clothing store selling sub-standard ready-made garments under the guise of world-famousContinue Reading
Court seals five eateries on food security charges
2023-05-22
The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court today issued an order to seal 05 eateries that were found to be selling food unfitContinue Reading
Eateries with food unfit for human consumption raided
2023-05-16
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has raided several eateries selling food unfit for human consumption. The riads were conducted byContinue Reading
WATCH : Hoarded eggs forced to be sold at Rs. 44
2023-04-13
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized over 15,000 white eggs that had been hoarded at a store in theContinue Reading