A consumer dispute broke out at the Badouzi Fishing Port Direct Sales Center in Keelung City during the Spring Festival.

(The picture is taken from the Facebook of Lin Dingchao, Director of Production and Development of Keelung City)

[Central News Agency] A few days ago, people bought 2 king crabs at the Badouzi Fishing Port Direct Sales Center in Keelung City for 7,000 yuan, and later found that one of them was stinky.

The Keelung city government stated that the vendor has a record of violations many times, and will terminate the contract in accordance with the regulations. Today, the water and electricity will be cut off, and the business will not continue.

Some people went to a stall in Badouzi Fishing Port Direct Sales Center to buy 2 king crabs, 1 large and 1 small, and spent a total of 7,000 yuan. Later, they found that one of them was gray-black and smelled rotten. After negotiating with the merchants, the stall merchants returned 5,000 yuan.

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Lin Dingchao, director of the Industrial Development Department of the Keelung City Government, went to the site for investigation this morning. In the afternoon, he pointed out through a press release that the controversial vendor was already a repeat offender, including on February 3 and July 19 last year. Dishonest behavior, many violations were punished.

Lin Dingchao said that even if the consumers changed their minds afterwards and reached a private settlement with the vendors, the city government determined that the incident had spread, aroused great concern from the public, seriously damaged the image of Badouzi Fishing Port Direct Sales Center, and hurt other high-quality stalls. It is stipulated that the contract will be terminated, and the water and electricity will be cut off today, and the business will not continue. In the future, the city government will never tolerate similar incidents in the future, in order to maintain the reputation and livelihood of most good vendors.

Lin Dingchao pointed out that the city government will cooperate with the Fishermen's Association of Keelung District in the future to start the investigation process for this consumer dispute, and strictly manage the stalls in accordance with the Consumer Protection Law and the management points of the Fishermen's Association of Keelung District's direct sales center. Businesses must mark prices transparently, and do not defy the law.

Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang said that this consumer dispute has seriously affected the reputation and image of the city government and the Keelung District Fishermen's Association. The city government pays special attention to the issue of food safety, and cannot tolerate unscrupulous operators, adding to the negative image of Badouzi Fishing Port.

Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang went to Badouzi Fishing Port to check the scales and prices before the Spring Festival.

(File photo, photo by reporter Lu Hyun-soo)