The Kebetigollawa Magistrate issued an order suspending the production and sale of the fizzy drink, Coca Cola in Sri Lanka, for a period of three months, to Pure Beverages (Pvt) Ltd., Biyagama, after the company was found guilty of distributing for sale, a bottle of Coca Cola, which does not mention the date of production or expiry, or the batch number.
Under
the Court ruling, the license of the company to engage in production,
storing, distributing and sale of the beverage in the country, has been
suspended for three months.
The
Kebetigollawa Magistrate and District Judge, Gayan Meegahage, also
ordered the company to pay a fine of Rs 15,000, at Rs 5,000 for each of
the three charges levelled against the company.
The
three-month suspension was issued by the Magistrate in accordance with
Article 18 (2) of the Food Act No. 26 of 1980. The Magistrate also
ordered that the suspension issued against the company be published in a
national newspaper, the cost of which should be borne by the defendant
company, as a fine.
The Magistrate also ordered the Court Registrar that the Court ruling in this regard should be intimated to the relevant authorities that issue the licence to produce beverages.
The Magistrate also ordered the Court Registrar that the Court ruling in this regard should be intimated to the relevant authorities that issue the licence to produce beverages.
The
Magistrate issued the ruling, taking into account a previous offence to
which the company was held responsible by the Public Health Inspector
for Anuradhapura, Prageeth Jaliya Jayatilake, and two counts of previous
offences filed against the company by the Public Health Inspector for
Katiyawa, W.P.S.N. Vasala.
Counsel
Mahesh Katuwella who appeared for the company informed Court that an
appeal would be filed in the High Court against the order made by the
Kebetigollawa Magistrate.
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