Authorities retrieve huge cache of expired beer worth millions The Department of Commerce, Supplies, and Consumer Protection in its recent crackdown on three godowns of alcoholic beverage retrieved a huge cache of expired beer worth Rs 8.2 million. Nepal 17 Feb, 2023
Substandard milk products being sold in the market Kathmandu, August 18 The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has revealed that it has found some milk products, among other products, being sold in the market that are of highly substandard quality. As per the annual report of... 19 Aug, 2020
Market inspection in Bajura seizes expired products BAJURA: A market inspection conducted by a team led by Cottage Industry Development Committee (Gharelu Bikas Samiti) has found shops selling date expired food items in the district. The team, which included officials from District Administration... Travel 08 May, 2020
�Supply-demand situation of goods will remain intact during upcoming festivals� Along with the onset of the festive season, the demand of essential goods has surged notably in the domestic market. And in conjunction, anti-consumer activities have also gone up. As a result of weak government regulation and market monitoring... 09 Oct, 2018
Consumer courts to check inappropriate market practices Kathmandu, August 7 A draft bill related to consumer rights protection has proposed two to five years of jail term or a fine of Rs 4 lakh to Rs 6 lakh or both for people involved in inappropriate market practices. The bill, which has been... 08 Aug, 2018
Are we getting what we deserve? Stakeholders rue outdated and ineffective laws as Nepal celebrates World Consumer Rights Day Kathmandu, March 14 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), which falls on March 15, is being observed in Nepal with various programmes to increase the level of... 15 Mar, 2017
TOPICS: Food packaging and labels While buying any food product we seldom look at its label content. Most of the time we will not check the label content to gain general information. In my experience lots of time when I have checked the label of food products like edible oil,... 10 Mar, 2017
Jajarkot locals deprived of health care in face of diarrhoea epidemic Jajarkot, November 18 Locals in remote parts of Jajarkot have been deprived of basic health care services after a bulk of health workers were transferred to other places. The transfer has left health posts at Paik, Nayakwada and Ragda VDCs... Travel 19 Nov, 2016
Jajarkot folk compelled to consume date-expired products JAJARKOT: People in Jajarkot district are forced to consume substandard commodities as more than 80 per cent of the products in the local markets are found to be date-expired. Since the local authority hardly carries out market monitoring in... Travel 02 Nov, 2016
Sale of substandard confectioneries on the rise in market Kathmandu, October 20 With the Tihar and Chhath festivals around the corner, sweets traders in the Capital have been found to be selling substandard products and ignoring hygienic practices during preparation of the confectioneries. Even reputed... 21 Oct, 2016
Government to continue market monitoring throughout Dashain Kathmandu, October 7 The government has said that it would give continuity to ongoing monitoring activities in the market even during public holidays in Dashain. Though public holidays in government offices start from tomorrow, the Department of... 08 Oct, 2016
Govt intensifies market inspection Kathmandu, September 22 In a bid to control possible fraudulent practices in the market ahead of Dashain and Tihar, the government has intensified inspections in the market starting today. According to the Department of Supply and Consumer... 23 Sep, 2016
