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14/01/2014
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Consumer protection agencies consider unfair trade practice
Rio - Alternative found by many restaurants do not allow customers to leave leftovers on the plate , the call rate of waste collection is illegal. According to Procon - RJ, Section 39 of the Consumer Protection Code ( CDC ) ) sets up practice as abusive . Fines for noncompliance with the standard can reach $ 7 million to the owners of the establishments .
The legal director of Procon - RJ , Carlos Eduardo Amorim says that customers can not be charged by the remnants of food left on the plates , even if the debt is signaled on the menu of the house or on a plaque inside the restaurant or bar.
"It's illegal and this collection just consumers use our Procon dial ( 151 ) to report the fact . We have information that in some Japanese restaurants expose menus in the collection , " Amorim said , noting that even if the customer has made the payment , it can be compensated for the value.
Coordinator of Institutional Protest , Maria Ines Dolci says that the practice is considered an unfair advantage by the establishment , but also warns that shoppers avoid waste.
AVOID WASTE
" Require any value who does not eat all that's left on the plate is considered abusive. However , it is essential a conscious effort to avoid that food wastage happens consumption, " he says.
Common recovery between Japanese restaurants , this kind of practice is decreasing in view of the superintendent of the Union of Hotels , Bars and Restaurants ( SindRio ) , Darcilio Junqueira . He says that these establishments are opting to delimit the number of parts per caster .
" Some, for example , determine from 70 to 90 parts per rotation. The practice is legal , but the client must be pre- warning "he says.
Source : The Day - Online
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