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CAC increases market surveillance

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has increased its market surveillance by 45 per cent following the verification of Jamaica’s first confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in March last year. Speaking at a virtual forum held recently...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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