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Hold your breath, overpriced masks were legal
Updated On: 15 August, 2009 07:14 AM IST | | Alisha Coelho
There was no provision under the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, but now rogue offenders will be penalised
There was no provision under the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, but now rogue offenders will be penalised
Medical stores continue to take advantage of the increasing cases of swine flu and exploit people. MiD DAY had reported how the prescribed N95 facemasks, available between Rs 75-80, are selling for approximately three times the price.
Chemists are exploiting a loophole within the existing law wherein items weighing under 10 gms do not come under the purview of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act.
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