Two dead flies in a soft drink bottle proved costly for a beverage company with the Delhi State Consumer Commission directing it to deposit Rs 1 lakh (Rs 100,000) with the State Consumer Welfare Fund on account of negligence.
This could be the first instance when a consumer goods company would move court against NAA. The confrontation began after the government cut tax rates on over 175 items like toothpaste, shampoo, shaving cream and washing powder to 18 per cent from 28 per cent.