The Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court has fined the management of a supermarket Rs. 200,000 for offering electrical wire cords for sale without the Sri Lanka Standards (SLS) certification the products are required to carry.
The case was brought after officials of the Consumer Affairs Authority inspected a supermarket on 11th Street in Anuradhapura.
The CAA said electrical products such as wire cords must meet prescribed standards to protect consumers, warning that substandard electrical equipment raises the risk of electric shocks, electrical leakage and fires.
The Authority urged shoppers to check whether electrical wire cords carry the SLS certification mark and other required product information before buying, and to report suspected violations or the sale of substandard or uncertified goods through its 1977 consumer hotline. It said such reports help officials act against traders who fail to comply with mandatory safety and quality standards.
Part of a wider enforcement run
The prosecution is the latest in a sustained CAA campaign against uncertified goods. In recent weeks the Authority has seized about 8,500 bottles of drinking water carrying a counterfeit SLS mark in Avissawella and moved against helmets sold without SLS certification. Earlier actions have covered canned fish and substandard steel bars.
Ada Derana did not name the supermarket, and did not report how many wire cords were involved or whether the management intends to appeal. At the time of writing, on Monday afternoon, no other verified Sri Lankan newsroom had published its own report of the case.
