Ministry of Trade and Industry committed to protecting consumers of pharmaceutical products 11/03/2021: The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has noted public discussions related to the merger involving firms within the local pharmaceutical industry and wishes to remind the public that the Trinidad and Tobago Fair Trading Commission (TTFTC) is an I ndependent Statutory Agency established pursuant to the Fair Trading Act, 2006. As such the MTI and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago plays no role in the decisions taken by the Commission in the exercise of its Functions. The Fair Trading Act creates an institutional framework for the enforcement of competition policy in Trinidad and Tobago and addresses major issues including: