Suppliers urged to expedite packaging of subsidised cooking oil to avoid supply disruptions

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry enforcement chief Azman Adam (second from left) and the ministry's Terengganu director Saharuddin Mohd Kia (left) checking on the prices of vegetables at Pasar Awam Wakaf Tapai on Sunday (Jan 30). - Photo: Bernama

MARANG: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has directed all suppliers and companies under the Cooking Oil Price Stabilisation Scheme (COPSS) to expedite the packaging and distribution of the subsidised goods to avoid shortages in the market.

The ministry's enforcement director Azman Adam said the issue of lack of supply should not have arisen because the government has approved the production of 60,000 tonnes of subsidised cooking oil a month to ease the burden of consumers.