December 24th 2005-National consumer day

Say NO to the fake, adulterated and spurious
How many of them checking the packing and expiry day of the product. Are we doing unconsciously for the health and our family sake? We feel little hesitant to do this in front of the other consumers. WE are paying the price for the product. It is the duty of the shop keep to bring the genuine items to the store. If he fails in his ethics, we educated one at least check the product and curb the things. WE are also one of the silent partners for this act. If, we all together refuse to accept it, where he can sell the product. Where is the taker for him? We simply ignore this point.
I can tell one occasion, it even went to verbal fighting for just Rs.10. Once I went to the store to buy a packet of BISCUTS. The shopkeeper gave me a packet the one which expiry date was just passed by a month. I was shocked. I told that to give some other packet. He said to me that why you are not taking that one. I said, it is bad one. I told this in front of handful of buyers of the shop. He started shouting on me. Just for Rs.10, you looking all this matter and all. I replied, it is not the matter of Rs.10. Is the matter of cheating. You are posing danger to the public health by the way of selling expired goods. The surrounding fellow consumers also stared supporting and finally the shopkeeper shut his mouth. I insisted to keep away the old items out of the store.
Here, I am spending my own money and inviting the health hazard by taking the expired food in the same line the fake product also. Let us educate ourselves. Check always the product manufacturing date and expiry date for the god sake at least our children’s sake.