Expired drugs dumped in rural areas

Star: PUTRAJAYA: Fake or expired medicines and inferior quality beauty products are being dumped in the rural areas, raising concerns over safety.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal said unscrupulous parties were dumping such products at sundry shops and mini-markets to avoid detection by the authorities.
“We are very concerned over this trend and will work closely with the Health Ministry to monitor the situation. Stern action will be taken against those responsible,” he told reporters at his ministry’s Hari Raya open house yesterday.
In the urban areas, he said, such problems were less common as medicines and drugs were only allowed to be sold in pharmacies and other licensed premises.