Hajjah: Campaign to control prices and verify units of measurement

The Office of Industry and Trade and the branch of the Yemeni Standardization Organization in Hajjah province implemented a campaign to control prices and verify the measuring, weight and measuring tools used in the buying and selling process. Director of the province's Industry Office, Mahmoud Wahban, explained that the campaign comes within the plans and programs of the local authority and the Industry Office during the holy month of Ramadan. He stressed the keenness to continue the price control campaign , review the food supply situation, not to be complacent in arresting violators and taking action against them. Meanwhile, Director of the Standards Authority branch, Ali Al-Hajjaji, indicated that the field visit aims to verify the measuring tools used in meat , fish stores , their conformity with the approved standard specifications, and to reduce fraud and manipulation. He called for adherence to the specifications and standards in the scales, stressing that measures will be taken against violators and the confiscation of non-compliant scales whose use is prohibited. Source: Yemen News Agency