During one of the inspection campaigns on the markets in the emirate that the department undertakes extensively during this period to ensure the protection of consumers ’rights, the Supervision and Consumer Protection Department at the Department of Economic Development in Ajman managed to seize unlicensed factories and two stores working to manufacture fake and anonymous sources that do not contain the name of a country Origin, in addition to being contrary to the specifications and standards adopted in the state, taking advantage of the current situation and the increasing demand for the purchase of masks by consumers in achieving illegal profits.
Ahmed Khair Al Balushi, Director of the Supervision and Consumer Protection Department said: "The department takes all necessary measures to confront some exploitation of the current conditions, and that the inspection teams are fully prepared to monitor these cases and abuses, and it works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, where the department implemented 1,890 inspection campaigns in The various regions of the Emirate of Ajman, in conjunction with preventive and precautionary measures to limit the spread of the Corona virus, included more than 20 activities in the emirate, and resulted in a violation of 90 facilities, violations varied between failure to comply with the commitment made to the department or the instructions, conditions and controls issued by it, and the shelf P with vegetable prices, lack of commitment to not collecting auxiliary workers in the office, offering goods or providing services outside the commercial stores without a permit, and conducting economic activity without a license or permit, and others.
He added: "The inspection campaigns also included closures of a number of violating and non-compliant establishments, which numbered 36 establishments, which ranged between hypermarkets, pharmacies, cafes, barber salons, a sports center, billiards hall, health food stores, vegetables and fruits trade and others. The department also established a direct line with Ajman Government Communication Center And inspection personnel to receive any complaints from consumers, we received 430 complaints through the call center, and the inspectors team moved directly to the facility site to verify the complaint and take deterrent measures in accordance with the laws in force. "
The Department of Economic Development calls on the public to go to buy medical masks from medical sales outlets and pharmacies as they are subject to control and conform to medical requirements and specifications, and to stay away from purchasing masks that do not bear manufacturing information, which appeared from some recently exploited, in order to maintain the safety of consumers and protect them from commercial fraud.