SELLING an item that is different from what it’s claimed to be is an offence under the Trade Description Act 2011, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry enforcement director Mohd Roslan Mahyudin warns.
“For example, the price of catfish from Sungai Perak differs from those from Sungai Pahang. Similarly, you can’t claim that Taiping durian is from Balik Pulau. And you can’t pass beef off as mutton.
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