INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has initiated raids in search of the vendors selling eggs beyond the maximum retail price.The officials
said that the raids, which were carried out in several areas of the country yesterday (23), were continued today (24) as well.Six such
places where eggs were sold at prices exceeding the maximum retail price have been identified in the Gampaha District, according to the
officers of the Gampaha District Consumer Affairs Authority.The apprehensions were made in the areas of Udugampola and Negombo.Further, it
is reported that 10 shops that have been selling eggs at high prices were sued during the raids conducted in the Balangoda and Kahawatta
Among these was a shop attached to Balangoda cooperative service.Associations of egg producers claimed that due to the high cost of
production, they are unable to sell eggs at the price rates stipulated by the government.Meanwhile, the members of the All-Ceylon Egg
the new price controls.They have informed the opposition leader that they find it difficult to sell eggs at the maximum retail prices
announced in a recent gazette.
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