E-commerce companies will now have to display the expiry dates and maximum retail prices of packaged food products under new rule designed to protect consumers from being sold old stuff.
according to a survey, 96% customers agreed that commerce sites should mandatorily disclose manufacturing and expiry dates since many products received by them were due to expire in 15-30 days.
The Department of Consumer Affairs has enabled a new online consumer community called MRP, Weights and Measures Enforcement for all consumer grievances related to MRP.
Ordering packaged food from e-commerce sites has increased many folds, but the absence of manufacturing and expiry dates on such products often led to the product not being fully utilised.
Making use of visuals was flawlessly timed as well as useful in recognizing bottom lines.