Department of Internal Trade shuts down rumors of Seven Eleven selling expensive masks Yan examined it was a mask used to prevent dust pollen, not a medical mask. Not under the control price of 2.50 baht per piece, but under the condition, plus the cost does not exceed 60%. Order to call to clarify costs With evidence of raw materials If not true, attack false reports And condone unreasonable profits, 7 years imprisonment and a fine of 1.4 hundred thousand
Mr. Wattanasak Sueaiam, Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade Revealed in the case of news that some retailers and convenience stores sell face masks at a higher price than the government determined that the department sent officials to investigate and found that the masks could not be used for protection against pollen. Manifested as a medical mask Not registered and not certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a medical mask in any way. Therefore, it is not under the regulated price of not more than 2.50 baht per piece, but will be subject to another condition that is used for non-medical masks. And imported mask The Central Committee on Prices of Goods and Services (ERC) has determined not more than the cost price or the import price. Plus 60 percent of the cost or import price
From the review of the manufacturer and seller of the said product Notified the department Know and set the maximum price according to the calculation method The Royal Society has set And the selling price is not more than the specified price, but the department does not cease to investigate the complaints that have occurred just as much. By calling the cost of producing the said product With evidence of raw material prices to check to find out whether it is in accordance with the notification Because there are many kinds of raw materials whose prices have changed from the original
However, if it appears that the reported costs are inconsistent with the reality, the Department will take the criminal action on the charge of perjury. And may be an offense under Section 29 of the Act on prices of goods and services BE 2542 that caused turbulence in prices or selling unreasonable prices. Which has a imprisonment not exceeding 7 years or a fine not exceeding 140,000 baht or both
Previously, it was shared online that 7-Eleven convenience stores sold masks more than the controlled price of 2.50 baht per piece and signaled to the Ministry of Commerce that they could not continue to control the price of masks. CP All came out to clarify that the product was brought by a supplier in the company’s distribution channel. And that product The FDA has a letter informing that it is not a medical device. It is intended to protect against dust, smog and pollen, so it is not a medical mask. And distribution Therefore not being sold more than the controlled price at all
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