Egypt's Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) ran 1,358 nationwide campaigns from March 1 to April 28, seizing 3,475 violations and over 290 tonnes of unfit or untraceable goods. The figures were shared on Tuesday at a central operations room meeting chaired by agency head Ibrahim Al-Segini. The efforts aim to curb price manipulation and secure strategic commodities.
The campaigns inspected 14,743 commercial establishments across Egypt, leading to the seizure of 128 tonnes of expired or unknown-origin food products, plus 164 tonnes of unfit or untraceable fodder and fertilisers. Authorities also confiscated 74,645 expired canned goods and beverages, and 14,919 packages of unknown-origin tobacco products. Of the violations, 315 involved direct price manipulation.
At the meeting held at the CPA headquarters in New Cairo, the agency received 32,913 consumer complaints, including 184 on price manipulation, all handled per legal procedures. Al-Segini linked market stability to citizens' economic security, stating, “The agency will not tolerate any attempts to manipulate prices or harm citizens’ rights.”
He directed teams to stay on high alert, ramp up surprise inspections at sales outlets, traditional markets, and e-commerce sites, targeting monopolies, recycled goods, and unlabelled prices, especially in remote areas. Al-Segini called for ongoing coordination with the National Food Safety Authority, Supply and Internal Trade Directorates, and Supply Police, praising regional branches for blocking illicit goods inflows.