Working group for consumer welfare

The Dept of Consumer Affairs has set up a working group to look into the problem of counterfeiting, fake, spurious and contraband products on the recommendations of the Central Consumer Protection Council. Working groups are also set up to look into different areas of consumer welfare like food safety, misleading advertisements, drugs, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, consumer health and safety concerning tobacco products and a group to formulate new Acts or amend the existing Acts relating to consumer interest. This was disclosed here on Tuesday by the secretary, consumer affairs Navin B Chawla at a conference on “Combating Counterfeiting: Enforcement and Technology, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).