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03/07/2013
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This week, agents of Procon-RJ carried another edition of "Operation Beethoven" in pet shops / veterinary neighborhoods of Brás de Pina, Vila da Penha and Cachambi in the suburb of Rio Allegations of poor service, medications and food losers and reused syringes arrived at Procon-RJ by Dial 151. The inspection was determined by the State and Consumer Protection, and the agents found several irregularities.
In one of the shops inspected, the animal kingdom, in Vila da Penha, inspectors found expired medicine since 2012. The material was eventually apprehended and was writing a tax assessment. One institution has license to operate as a pet shop, but not as a veterinary clinic. Already in Cachambi Veterinary Clinic, inspectors found cabinets with expired drugs since April. Also had open blisters. The Procon RJ-fined the establishment.
Often, for the case of animals, establishment owners do not follow the necessary rigor determined by regulators. Moreover, consumers often do not also assess the site the same way as they would if they were a medical clinic. "It is important for those establishments enforce. Keep watching if there was open drug, see validity in the package, see if the syringe is disposable. The client has that right and should demand it, "said Fábio Domingos, director of surveillance Procon-RJ.
Source: UOL - Modern Consumer
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