Business Desk :
The Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) has asked edible oil refiners to mention unit prices of soybean and palm oil in the supply orders (SO) given to the designated dealers.
The DNCRP issued letters to the refiners and other bodies concerned on March 10 to this effect. It also stated that the absence of unit prices of the commodities in the SO is a clear violation of rules.
The consumer rights protection authority came up with the directive as traders get the scope to hike prices of edible oil in the wholesale market as per their wiling due to the absence of unit price in the SOs issued by refiners.
The refiners at Khatunganj of Chattogram issue the SO for specific dealers. The document makes the dealers eligible to buy certain volumes of edible oil from refiners.
The transfer of hands of SOs adds up to the prices of non-bottled cooking oils, according to the report.
In the letter, the DNCRP also asked the refiners and traders to refrain from attaching conditions for consumers that they will have to add products to get edible oil.
The DNCRP also directed traders to keep receipts of sales and purchases with printed names and addresses of enterprises to comply with the rules.
