DILI, 20 june, 2022 (TATOLI)- The Authority for Inspection of Economic activity (AIFAESA) will impose a section of 1.000 to 5.000 USD for each supply company, or farmer who provides unhygienic local food products and increase prices during the distribution of food basket program, Head Department of AIFAESA, Inspector General Filipe Gomes has said.
Gomes said AIFAESA has an important role in focusing on controlling the price, quality, and quantity of commodities as well as hygienic conditions.
“We control the market in 12 municipalities including Oecusse, RAEOA, it focuses on local product prices, hygiene and quality we also to find out the number of local products provided for the implementation of the food basket program,” Gomes told TATOLI at his office, Matadoru, on Monday.
Speaking during the interview, Gomes explained in the distribution of the food basket program if the Authority finds unhealthy products the supplier company is required to replace the products with fresh and healthy ones.
“AIFAESA will instruct to remove the unhealthy and expired products and replace the products with the fresh and healthy ones, however, if the issue is ignored by the supplier company, AIFAESA will impose the sanction with a total of 1000 to 5000 USD to the company,”
But so far, AIFAESA has not found any supplier company that disobeys the rules during the distribution of food baskets:” AIFAESA assures that all local products prepared for the food basket program are according to standard prices and products are also hygienic and healthy without any impact on public health,”
According to Gomes, the control activities have been conducted through coordination between AIFAESA, the Commission of Anti Corruption (CAC), and the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice (PDHJ).
Journalist: José Belarmino De Sá
Editor: Nelia Borges
