by Suresh Perera
The unexpected move by market players to push ahead with an “unauthorized” increase in the price of wheat flour spurred a raid by Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) officers on the premises of a distributor of a leading importer on Thursday.
As an essential food commodity, the retail sale of wheat flour is regulated under a gazetted price control mechanism of Rs. 95 per kilogram.
“We have filed legal action against the distributor for selling wheat flour above the Maximum Retail Price (MPR)”, says Thushan Gunawardena, CAA’s Executive Director.
“There’s no increase in the price, and in case wheat flour is sold at a higher price, the public can inform us”, he said.
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