Consumer watchdog destroys over 7,000 products in Oman

Muscat: The Public Authority for Consumer Protection destroyed 7,218 products in Rustaq, South Batinah recently.

According to a statement by the Authority, "The public authority coordinated with Be’ah to destroy 7218 products according to Royal decree 66/2014."

Salim Al Abri, Acting Director at the authority in Southern al Batinah said, "The goods were destroyed for various reasons, ranging from products that do not adhere to public decency to expired foodstuffs, banned medicinal herbs, chewing tobacco, products lacking Arabic labels, counterfeit products, and falsified oils and tyres.”

Royal Decree 66 of the year 2014 details that expired or counterfeit products, as well as banned goods, are to be destroyed by the authorities.