Over RM500,000 in fines issued to chicken, egg producers, wholesalers and retailers

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs has issued compounds worth RM534,200 against 2,205 producers, wholesalers and retailers of chicken and eggs for various offences, from Feb 5 until yesterday.

The ministry’s secretary-general Azman Mohd Yusof said the compounds were issued through 2,205 enforcement actions that were conducted to prevent profiteering of subsidised and controlled items...