Maher Butti Muhammad Al-Suwaidi, director of the Consumer Protection Department at the Department of Economic Development in Ajman, said that «the department is working during the month of Ramadan to implement control plans, and intensive follow-up on the markets, through the formation of work teams, and the implementation of expanded inspection campaigns, during different periods of the day on outlets Sale, including groceries, supermarkets and commercial centers, in addition to commercial and service establishments in the emirate's markets. ”
He added to «Emirates Today» that «intensive control campaigns will support the stability of commodity prices in all sectors, and address any attempts to exploit the rise in consumer demand, during the holy month, by raising the prices of goods», pointing out that «intensive control plans, during the month of Ramadan, It aims to continue providing suitable prices for goods to consumers, in addition to ensuring that the quality of any product is not tampered with.
Al-Suwaidi explained that “field work teams to monitor the follow-up of markets during Ramadan, through the plans that have already been implemented effectively, include the patterns of secret inspectors who roam the markets in the form of consumers, to ensure accurate follow-up to the markets, especially with the continued monitoring and follow-up operations over different periods of Today, with movement and rapid response to any complaints received from consumers, or through observations that are monitored and campaigns are increased, according to those observations and complaints ». He pointed out that «the department obligated sales outlets, finally, to reduce the prices of different varieties of vegetables, most notably onions and tomatoes, after monitoring increases in different rates in their prices, as well as committing other outlets to reduce the prices of masks and sterilization materials, which had witnessed increases due to the large consumer demand for Those products are finally there. ” He said, "The work teams in Ramadan will work to monitor and monitor adherence to the standards of safe distances between consumers, and wearing masks and hand gloves, as part of operations to counter the spread of the emerging (Corona) virus." He stressed that «the department monitored response and cooperation from a large number of merchants and sales outlets in maintaining the stability of commodity prices during the last period, especially in light of the current circumstances».