Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized 1,140 PVC water pipes and fittings allegedly offered for sale without the mandatory Sri Lanka Standards (SLS) certification mark during 87 raids conducted across 20 districts.

The special raids were carried out on October 13 and 14, targeting retail shops, wholesale outlets and distribution establishments selling PVC pipes and fittings.

The CAA also found that 65 of the 87 establishments inspected did not have purchase invoices for the relevant products.

The authority is conducting further investigations to determine how the products entered the market and identify the manufacturers, importers, suppliers and distributors involved.

Under Direction No. 25 of Extraord...