Kmart Stores in Belleville, West Orange Cited for Selling Expired Medicine, Baby Food
Low-cost retailer will beef up inspections and take other measures as part of settlement
Retailer Kmart will pay $302,500, donate $25,000 worth of infant formula to charity, pay for continued unannounced state inspections, and implement new product inspection measures as part of a settlement with the state Division of Consumer Affairs, officials announced Friday. The big box store had been found to have sold or offered for sale expired infant formula and non-prescription medications, the state agency said in a prepared statement. During inspections, inspectors found 257 packages of infant formula, as well as non-prescription medications, that were between nine months to 29 months past the expiration date, but still available for purchase on the shelves at 19 stores in 13 counties. Those stores include the Belleville location…
Casey Jackman
5:19 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
There was 1 expired item amongst tens of thousands. This isn't news. Your headline leads the reader to believe that it was intentionally done to make money off expired items. 1 item. Thanks Dan for your hard hitting story. more ›