“All these suggestions are under consideration. We will soon go to the Cabinet,” he said on the sidelines of an Assocham event ‘National Summit & Awards on FMCG’.
He declined to comment whether the ministry will accept the Parliamentary panel’s recommendation of jail term for celebrities.
Paswan said his ministry is preparing a cabinet note for moving additional amendments to the new Consumer Protection bill 2015, which has already been introduced in Lok Sabha to repeal the 30-year-old Consumer Protection Act.
“We hope the bill will be passed in the coming session of Parliament,” he said, adding that the new law would have stringent provisions for adulteration.
Paswan asked the industry not to indulge in misleading ads and said that celebrities should endorse only what is mentioned on the products.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
