Consumers' Club celebrates 26th birthday
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 25 2017:
Consumers' Club, Manipur celebrated its 26th foundation day at Lamyanba Shanglen, Palace Compound today with Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly, Yumnam Khemchand and president of the club T Phulchand Sharma gracing as chief guest and president respectively .
A one day awareness programme was organised in commemoration of its foundation day .
Speaking on the occasion, Khemchand said that buying and selling are essential activities of our daily lives and that makes all of us consumers .
He noted that it is important to have an understanding between those who produce and sell and those who buy and consume .
The items produced will be lost if it is not ultimately purchased by the consumers.
Consumers are sovereign.
Thus, the Government grants many rights to the consumers to protect their sovereignty, he said .
He appealed to the consumers to ascertain the value of the products before buying them and check whether the products are guaranteed or not .
He urged manufacturers of food items to obtain license under the Food Safety Standard Act and comply with the provisions guaranteed by the Act .
He said that the law does not permit manufacturers to sell those food items that are hazardous to health.