The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission is continuing its inspections for COVID-Safe protocols.

Chief Executive, Joel Abraham says some businesses are not following the conditions of the Public Health Regulations and as a result are endangering the lives of Fijians.

The FCCC has so far carried out 552 inspections of which 103 were incidences of noncompliance.

Abraham says a degree of laxity has been noticed amongst the businesses and the public.

“We constantly go and look at it and the fines range depending on the offenses. After this fines are appropriately put to the businesses and individuals. What we have done is we have stationed our people in different areas. What they do is they go and check to make sure if somebody is working in, have they done the registration.”

Failure to wear masks in public places and not utilizing the careFIJI App are some of the main breaches identified.

The FCCC is currently investigating 62 cases while 41 have been investigated and charged.