Ministry of Commerce: Seizure of Shop Selling Meat with Altered Country of Origin... Legal Measures Taken
60 carcasses were seized and the country of origin was altered, in coordination with the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the seizure of a shop selling slaughtered animals after the country of origin had been altered, involving approximately 60 carcasses, based on investigations and joint coordination with the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition.
The ministry clarified that this act constitutes a violation of the provisions of Law No. (20) of 2019 concerning the Unified System for Combating Commercial Fraud for the Cooperation Council for Arab States of the Gulf, specifically Article 2, Clause (2), which stipulates that anyone who commits or participates in acts of deception or fraud regarding the type, quantity, amount, measurement, weight, nature, origin, or other characteristics of goods is in violation of the law.
The ministry confirmed that all legal measures prescribed against the offending shop have been taken.
