The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has till date conducted a total of 224 inspections of which 20 traders were found to be having minor issues which needed to corrected.
The Commission says that this festive season, traders are cautioned to act within the ambit of the law adding that it has been carrying out trader inspections over the past few weeks to ensure traders comply with the provisions of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission Act 2010.
It has also revealed that the common issues noted during inspections include no price marking display, no pull dates marked and non-issuance of receipts.
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says that traders have been advised to rectify the issues and follow up inspections will be done in the coming weeks to check for compliance.
The Commission also reiterated that traders must act ethically in order to avoid being penalised adding that just last month a prominent hardware trader was fined $10,000, for failing to comply with the provisions of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission.
