KUWAIT CITY, Jan 6: A team of technical employees tasked to supervise goods and determine their prices in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, headed by Faisal Al-Ansari, recently visited cooperative societies to ensure that the prices of 39 food commodities are the same as those registered in the ministry’s system, reports Al-Anba daily. In a statement to the daily, Al-Ansari disclosed that the team confirmed the availability of eggs and onions in cooperative societies.

He also said that the Undersecretary of the ministry Ziyad Al-Najem will soon issue an administrative decision to form a committee, which will work for two months to monitor the prices of Ramadan commodities in cooperative societies and central markets, as well as the stores selling meat, poultry, dates and in-demand food products before and during the holy month of Ramadan. He explained this committee is formed annually, coinciding with the approach of Ramadan, as part of the ministry’s commitment to protect consumers. He urged the public to report violations through hotline number 135, WhatsApp No. 55135135, the official website of the ministry, or the commercial centers. He affirmed the ministry is keen on addressing such reports in a bid to protect the consumers