Move to protect consumers


KPDNKK officers Muhammad Firdaus Bahador (left) and Noor Ain Ahmad recording cooking oil prices at the hypermarket in Jelutong, Penang. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star

THE Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) will conduct studies to determine if the price increase of 5kg bottled cooking oil is fair to consumers.

Penang KPDNHEP director Mohd Ridzuan Ab Ghapar said officers had issued notices under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 to producers and traders to obtain information.

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