PUTRAJAYA: No traders were found selling chicken eggs above the new government-mandated ceiling price, the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry said.
Its enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam said a week-long monitoring of 1,828 wholesale and retail premises revealed full compliance with the newly reduced egg prices across various shopping hubs such as public markets, farmers’ markets and supermarkets.
He said 2,200 enforcement officers were deployed to ensure adherence to the pricing regulations.
“The ministry has acted against six traders for failing to display required pink price tags and two more cases for not displaying prices,” Azman said in a statement.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently announced reductions to retail prices for Grade A, B, and C chicken eggs to 42 sen, 40 sen and 38 sen per egg respectively, effective from June 17.
The Prime Minister said the government’s decision to further lower retail prices of Grade A, B and C chicken eggs nationwide by an additional 3 sen each was part of efforts to pass on savings from the subsidy rationalisation to consumers.
Azman said the ministry acknowledged that the majority of traders comply with laws and conduct their business ethically.
