SUNGAI BESAR: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry today warned consumers against purchasing face masks priced below the ceiling price of RM1 per unit in the market.
Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid advised consumers said the ministry recently detected that sellers were offering as low as 50 sen per unit with sub-standard quality.
"This face mask is priced at 50 sen per unit and the seller claimed it is three-layered. However, upon inspection, we found that the materials used were quite dubious.
"It is dusty and can affect the health of users," he told reporters after officiating the closing of the Selangor KPDNHEP 2020 Consumer and Trader roadshow programme in Sekinchan here today.
The face mask is currently being analysed by the Chemistry Department to ensure its quality.
Rosol did not rule out the possibility that the government could introduce a regulation to ensure that only those that met certain set standards would be allowed to be sold in the market.
In August, the government set the ceiling price for face mask at RM1 per unit.
Meanwhile, commenting on the Mega Sales Programme and Buy Malaysian Products Campaign, he said that there was an increase in public awareness to revive the local economy affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rosol also said consumers need not worry about the quality of locally-made goods. -- Bernama