Iraq – Committees formed in Sulaymaniyah to monitor product prices, expiration dates during Ramadan

Location: Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Language: Arabic + Kurdish

Duration: 00:03:10

Voice: Natural

Source: A24

Restriction: A24 clients

Dateline: 04/04/2022

Storyline:

In a bid to tackle the rise in staples’ prices accompanied by the advent of the month of Ramadan, the Sulaymaniyah governorate formed committees to control prices in the markets. The committees conduct daily field visits to the markets during Ramadan to ensure that the shops comply with regulations, price controls, and expiration date.

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Soundbite (Mahmoud Fattah – owner of a shop selling vegetables and fruits):

“Market control committees in the Sulaymaniyah work to address the price hike of foodstuffs during the month of Ramadan in shops where vegetables and fruits are sold.”

Soundbite (Saman Abdel Karim – Head of the Market control Committee):

“We monitor the expiration date of foodstuffs according to Iraqi specifications. We make sure that it is visible to all people and can be read. Products coming from Iran have expiration dates that are not written in Arabic or English, which is forbidden. Prices went up even before Ramadan, but they have remained steady now.”

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