MEXICO CITY.- At a time when the inhabitants of Quintana Roo and Yucatan they perform last minute shopping In preparation for Hurricane Beryl to make landfall, Federal Consumer Attorney David Aguilar Romero urged suppliers to Do not increase prices unjustifiably.
The head of the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) asked Do not hoard or speculate in the face of the emergency generated by the imminent arrival of Hurricane “Beryl”.
He said that the inspectors of the Profeco carry out prevention operations in self-service stores, stores specializing in household products, as well as construction materials stores and stores selling wood.
Those who raise prices will be fined
To ensure that prices do not increase unjustifiably due to natural phenomena, weather or health contingencies, “suppliers who engage in abuses might be fined between 30 thousand and 70 thousand pesos.”
Las brigades of defenders The companies trusted by Profeco are in the municipalities of Benito Juárez (Cancún), Solidaridad, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and Chetumal, in Quintana Roo. As well as Merida Yucatan.
He added that “it was also monitored and confirmed that there is a supply of basic foodstuffs (bottled water, canned food), medicines, construction materials, electric generators, hygiene items, among others.”
He asked the affected population to report abuses by calling the consumer telephone number 55 5568 87 22 and 800 468 8722.
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2024-07-09 06:45:53