IPOH, The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) confiscated 213 kilogrammes (kg) of coarse and fine granulated sugar from a supermarket on Jalan Laksamana, Seberang Perak in Kampung Gajah yesterday.

Perak KPDN director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said this followed public complaints that the supermarket was selling one-kg packets of coarse granulated sugar at RM3, exceeding the ceiling price of RM2.85.

He said a team of enforcement officers conducted a thorough inspection of the premises and discovered 213kg of sugar worth RM607.05 on site.

‘Action has been taken under Section 11 of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 for selling controlled goods above the maximum price set by the government,’ he said in a statement today.

Kamalludin urged all traders to adhere to ethical business practices and warned that stern action would be taken against those who failed to comply with the regulations set.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency