Semenyih supermarket raided over conditions to buy cooking oil packets
KPDN director-general (enforcement) Azman Adam says customers were asked to buy other items worth RM300 before being eligible to buy the cooking oil.
A Semenyih supermarket was raided by enforcement officers from the domestic trade and cost of living ministry after complaints about conditions being imposed on the purchase of 1kg packets of subsidized cooking oil. The complainant alleged that consumers seeking to buy a box of 1kg packets, amounting to 17kg, were required to make additional purchases totaling at least RM300.
To verify the claim, KPDN officers secretly made a test purchase, which included other items totaling RM303.65 before they were allowed to buy the 17 packets of 1kg cooking oil for RM42.50. KPDN Director-General Azman Adam confirmed the complaint was genuine and stated that the officers' actions were recorded to aid the investigation.
The case is being investigated under Section 19 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961 for allegedly imposing unauthorized conditions on the sale of controlled goods. KPDN has issued a warning to all traders to refrain from imposing unauthorized purchase conditions on consumers when selling controlled goods.
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