Legal news for Connecticut Product Liability attorneys –The Department of Consumer Protection and Connecticut Attorney General sue CVS stores for selling expired products.
New York, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) – CVS Caremark Corporation, which maintains more than 7,000 stores across the nation, has been accused of selling expired perishable and non-perishable products, according to the Boston Globe.
The Attorney General Richard Blumenthal performed an investigation and found that 20 operating CVS stores in Connecticut had been selling expired products such as baby formula, energy drinks, cough and allergy medicine, as well as milk, eggs, and yogurt products.
The same issue occurred in New York CVS stores, which New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, made a settlement of $875,000 over the sales of the products that were sold past their expiration date.
Richard Blumenthal filed the suit with the Department of Consumer Protection www.ct.gov/dcp/ Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. against CVS. A Woonsocket, R.I.–based CVS representative commented on the case stating that, “CVS pharmacy has a clear product removal policy in place at all of its stores to help ensure that items are removed . . . before they reach their expiration dates. Any unintentional deviations from this policy that are brought to the company’s attention are quickly rectified for customers.’’
CVS reaffirmed that consumers are the company’s top priority and that accidental deviations from safety and health policy are always made clear and are quickly taken care of.
The Connecticut Attorney General is seeking monetary penalties for the violations of Connecticut’s consumer protection regulations. It is against the law, and may pose a potential hazard for CVS customers who purchase and consume CVS perishable products that are past due. A statement was released Monday afternoon stating that CVS Caremark Corp. was notified about the specific accusations of the pending lawsuit on Monday, November 30, 2009.
Bridget Hom
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