News 24 | “Trade”: referral of a citizen to the prosecution, publication of passages misleading public opinion and lies about food products

Today (Monday), the Commerce Ministry announced the referral of a citizen to the prosecution, after posting video clips calling for skepticism about the safety of products in the Saudi market.

She explained that he was monitoring his creation of social media pages, through which he published misleading information about product data in the Saudi market, as well as the dissemination of false information about the “barcode” of products. food and other product claims. exposed to commercial fraud and entering the market unattended.

The Ministry warned against the publication of clips intended to mislead consumers, for having violated the provisions of the law on information offenses. He also called on consumers to report cases of commercial fraud as soon as it is detected through the application of a “commercial report” or through the communications center or the official website of the ministry via the Internet.