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FSC looking into concerns regarding foreign particles found inside sugar packets
FSC looking into concerns regarding foreign particles found inside sugar packets
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The Fiji Sugar Corporation is now looking into concerns regarding quality of sugar as people have found foreign particles inside sugar packets which looks like stones, metal and even grass.
This is not the first time foreign particles have been found inside sugar packets as we highlighted this in September last year.
When questioned, FSC’s Manager Quality, Sandeep Kumar says they have recently received similar feedback from a few customers on the presence of lumps and black flakes.
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Smartphone users who have installed Viber app on their phones are being urged not to get too excited with calls or messages claiming that they have won a lottery.
This advice comes from the Consumer Council of Fiji and Vodafone Fiji after complaints were received from consumers regarding the scams.
In a media statement yesterday council chief executive officer Seema Shandil said the council had received a complaint from a consumer who claimed to have received calls and messages on Viber claiming to have won $50,000 cash from Vodafone Fiji.
Vodafone Fiji’s Head of eCommerce Shailendra Prasad said since Viber was an internet based Over the Top (OTT) service, and not a service provided by Vodafone, consumers who subscribe to this app must be aware of the risks involved and use it with extreme caution.
Apr 23, 2021 12:43:13 PM Vodafone smartphone customers have been receiving calls and messages via Viber claiming they have won $50,000 cash. Consumer Council of Fiji has received a complaint from a customer regarding the calls and chief executive Seema Shandil says consumers need to refrain from responding to suspicious calls or messages claiming to be from Vodafone or any other network provider. Shandil in a statement said phishing scams like this is not new in Fiji as it has been happening in the past. “These scammers tend to impersonate prominent and legitimate organisations to obtain private information of vulnerable Fijians to swindle their hard-earned money.
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