Srinagar, April 21 -- The Legal Metrology Department (LMD) has slapped hefty penalty of Rs 1.5 lakh on a flour mill manufacturer for distributing underweight animal feed across markets in Srinagar.According to LMD, the officials of the department during a routine inspection found discrepancies in the weight of packaged goods labelled as 25 kg with some packs falling short by 400g.The department took immediate action under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 by seizing all underweight stocks.The manufacturer while acknowledging the lapse provided a written undertaking to recall all such products from the market.Speaking regarding the action, Anuradha Gupta, Controller Legal Metrology stated that "Consumers trust the labels on their goods and it'...
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