Prima hikes wheat flour price; CAA to seek legal action

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Prima Ceylon (Private) Limited says that the price of 1kg of wheat flour produced by the company has been increased by Rs 5.50 with effect
from today (06)
Accordingly, the company has notified all of its agents to comply with the price increase
However, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) stressed that legal action would be sought against Prima move to increase the wheat flour
price without its approval
The CAA pointed out, as per the Gazette Extraordinary No
1975/68 issued on July 14, 2016, its approval must be obtained to hike the price of wheat flour, which has been assigned a controlled price.