Consumer Protection Agency
Consumer Protection Agency accuses iron and steel factories of violating market competition laws
Business
March 21, 2018
Consumer Protection Agency accuses iron and steel factories of violating market competition laws
Egypt’s Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) referred all iron and steel factories operating in the local market to the Egyptian Competition…
Egypt investigates Lactalis-Halawa for allegedly selling contaminated dairy products
Food
January 15, 2018
Egypt investigates Lactalis-Halawa for allegedly selling contaminated dairy products
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has been investigating Lactalis-Halawa, the domestic partner of French dairy group Lactalis, for three weeks…
Citizens warned of New Administrative Capital scams
Egypt
January 2, 2018
Citizens warned of New Administrative Capital scams
The spokesperson for Egypt’s New Administrative Capital Khaled Al-Husseini warned citizens of a potential scam surrounding the New Capital, where…
Consumers warned against manipulative Black Friday offers
Egypt
November 24, 2017
Consumers warned against manipulative Black Friday offers
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) issued a warning for consumers against fraudulent promotions during Black Friday, calling on consumers to verify…
Consumer Protection Agency responds to reports of poisonous deodorant
Egypt
September 30, 2017
Consumer Protection Agency responds to reports of poisonous deodorant
Head of the Consumer Protection Agency, Major General Atef Ya’coub, said Friday that Relax deodorant was licensed in Egypt by…
Consumer protection agency asks Orange to revise World Cup ad deemed “offensive” to seniors
Egypt
September 7, 2017
Consumer protection agency asks Orange to revise World Cup ad deemed “offensive” to seniors
Senior executives from Orange Egypt are under fire for a new ad that showed senior citizens in an offensive light.…
1,384 addiction abuse, smoking scenes recorded in first half of Ramadan
Cinema/TV
June 19, 2017
1,384 addiction abuse, smoking scenes recorded in first half of Ramadan
The Media Observatory of the Social Solidarity Fund of the Ministry of Social Solidarity recorded 1,384 scenes of smoking and…
Consumer Protection Agency bans Uber advertising campaign in Egypt
Egypt
March 25, 2017
Consumer Protection Agency bans Uber advertising campaign in Egypt
Egypt's Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has ordered Uber to stop all its affiliate ads as they were found to violate…
Beverage company investigated for soft-drink advert that ‘insulted’ the military
Egypt
October 29, 2016
Beverage company investigated for soft-drink advert that ‘insulted’ the military
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has referred Al-Ahram Beverages Company to prosecution for an advertisement on Facebook that allegedly insults…
Nano cars are not on sale in Egypt: Consumer Protection Agency
Egypt
August 4, 2016
Nano cars are not on sale in Egypt: Consumer Protection Agency
The president of the Consumer Protection Agency has dismissed rumors on social media that a company operating in Egypt is…