5 companies fined `7lakh over ‘country of origin’ lapse | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Five companies including a major e-payment firm, a reputed online retail store and an FMCG firm have paid Rs 6.7 lakh fine to the government for not mentioning the “country of origin” on the packaged products sold by them. So far the government has issued 123 notices.
“The companies have compounded their offences by paying fine,” said a consumer affairs ministry official. The ministry said since the establishment of the Central Consumer Protection Authority 26 notices have been issued to companies for misleading advertisements and four of them have withdrawn such advertisements.
