Kpdn Detains Two Restaurant Owners For Misusing Subsidised Cooking Oil

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Enforcement officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living’s (KPDN) Kuala Lumpur branch detained two restaurant owners on suspicion of misappropriating subsidised cooking oil during a raid along Jalan Ipoh, here, on Friday (Dec 22).

Kuala Lumpur KPDN director Ariffin Samsudin said checks also found that the two premises in question did not possess a permit or license to store subsidised cooking oil, which is a controlled item.

He said KPDN seized a total of 76kg of cooking oil from the two restaurants, while an investigation would follow under the Supply Control Act 1961.

"It is unfair to consumers and people who should be getting this subsidised cooking oil. In addition, an inspection at the first restaurant found that the premises failed to display the price tag for the tea powder sold and that the offense was investigated under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011," he said in a press conference here today.

He said about RM1,100 worth of tea powder was also confiscated in the raid.

"I urge restaurant owners to immediately stop the misuse of subsidised controlled items without a valid permit. In addition, I will ask members of the KPDN to conduct operations, especially in premises that sell luxury food," he said.

Meanwhile, Ariffin said KPDN would hold a Rahmah Sale Programme for six basic food items including cooking oil and five kg rice bags, sardines, chicken and eggs in 17 supermarkets this Saturday starting at 10 am.

The sale is limited to 300 units for each of the six items, and the supermarkets involved in the programme include AEON BiG, ST Rosyam Mart, Giant, Ong Tai Kim Supermarket, Segi Fresh, NSK, Econsave and Fresh Grocer.

"KPDN intends to make this programme a monthly event if it gets a favourable response this Saturday," he said.

-- BERNAMA