Mendoza picnickers reported that they sell the boxes of powdered milk that the Nation sent

The boxes of powdered milk delivered by snack bars through CONIN They have an inscription that says “sale and/or marketing prohibited”. Nonetheless, on Facebook Marketplace Dozens of publications went viral from people selling up to 12-unit packs of these foods, intended for the most needy children in Mendoza and the country.

“It’s a shame what we’re seeing. They are selling it. We signed a sworn statement saying that they cannot be sold, and the box highlights it with the inscription ‘sale is prohibited,” explained journalist Juan Cereda, in an exclusive investigation by Channel 7, during an interview with one of those responsible for the Niño de Dios picnic area. The man also called on the community to report people who try to sell it.

The picnic areas authorized by CONIN, which receive thousands of children daily, They deliver between 2 and 4 kilos of powdered milkwhich is expected to last 2 months, for each person from 0 to 16 years old. Once the merchandise is received by the family, the responsible adults are made to sign a sheet where the amount of milk delivered is recorded, supported by documentation.

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In the last few hours, posts from people who directly sell pallets of milk have proliferated in groups and on the Facebook sales system. The 12 kilograms are sold for $30,000 and per unit for $3,000.

“We want to send a message to people who don’t need milk. Don’t come looking for it because there are many children who need a glass of milk and who can’t have it if those who don’t need it come looking for it.“, asked Children of God from the picnic area.

“On Wednesday we received milk from CONIN, always depending on the number of children we had registered, in our case there were 747 children. But We are outraged because they are selling it“he explained, on the other hand, Gabriela Carmona in charge of Los Horneritos.

In addition, he assured that starting this Thursday, “we are going to deliver it under sworn declaration and We will make each person sign the boxes we deliver and we will link the document number with that of the batch delivered. “We have about 240 boxes of one kilo each left to distribute.”

The publications where the milk provided by CONIN for children is sold

A clarification made by one of those responsible for the Niño de Dios picnic area is that they are aware that milk It is also sold in person in the surroundings of the dining rooms..

Howeverwhat was documented are the publications on social networks. This is how they publish the milk that CONIN delivers for children who need it:

In this case, in the publication of a person who They sell packs of 12 milk with the inscription “sale prohibited”it is observed that this inscription has been covered.

Another case also happened in a group called “Barrio Municipal Las Heras”, where a user published each box of milk for $2,500. The indignation was present in the comments that asked him not to use the milk that belongs to children who do need it.

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The publications are counted in dozens. At the time of closing this publication, it is enough to enter “milk boxes” in the Marketplace search engineand will appear, among other regular brands, those of Vidalac with the seal that prohibits its commercialization.

How to report people who sell the powdered milk distributed by CONIN

Anyone can report the illegal sale of powdered milk to the nearest prosecutor’s office. Also on the website of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.