Up to 50 percent of the difference in the prices of products offered in the traditional post harvest Day of the Dead, as verified has thrown the special Federal Consumer Protection.
And is that in order to prevent traders or suppliers of goods and services related to the season, practices committed to the detriment of the consumer economy, the PROFECO performs the Verification and Monitoring Program of the Day of the Dead, which started on 27 October and ending on 2 November.
In that sense, in the posts at the colony Micaville, PROFECO found that from one post to another prices vary significantly, being examples of marigold flower, which in some places offered to the field and 10 pesos in others up to 20 pesos, or even peanut ranging in cost from 14 to 28 pesos.
Therefore, in the outskirts of the walker’s harvest has installed a mobile unit in these days of the season strong for the Day of the Dead, is responsible for carrying out targeted checks to demand that traders exhibit rates and prices, promotions and non-compliance conditions or deny the sale of products.
Therefore, the determined set blanket PROFECO alluding to the campaign demands in view prices and compare “in places with more business related to the celebration.
Thus, during this operation will focus on manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of products such as candles, costumes, flowers and candy in the grape harvest gone, where has been located around a mobile unit for the operation.
In addition, other commercial establishments such as public markets, supermarkets, departmental, candy stores, bakeries, hotels and Restaurants, also are being verified.
However, the bad thing is that informal businesses PROFECO can not intervene except to urge retailers to lower their prices but can not apply sanctions, while in business they can intervene with formal reprimands and fines arising the operational or complaints made by the population.