Ralphs Accused Of Overcharging Customers In L.A.

[The Straight Story]

Ralphs Accused Of Overcharging Customers In L.A.


* List Of Ralphs Stores Being Investigated For Overcharging

The city attorney's office filed criminal charges Tuesday against the Ralphs supermarket chain and its parent company, Kroger Co., accusing them of overcharging for some of its goods in Los Angeles.

The city attorney filed 14 counts of false and misleading advertising along with other charges, including false labeling and unlawful computation of value. Both Ralphs and Cincinnati-based Kroger face fines and penalties of up to $256,000.

"We take allegations of this nature very seriously and we'll conduct our own investigation and take corrective actions as necessary," said Meghan Glynn, a spokeswoman for Ralphs and Kroger.

Undercover inspections visited 14 Ralphs stores across Los Angeles between January and March and found customers were being gouged for prepackaged and weighed products including fried chicken and salad, city prosecutors said.

Inspectors from the county's Department of Weights and Measures discovered 27 violations. Most of the violations involved the store illegally charging for the weight of the package, or including the ice glaze on frozen products in the net weight, authorities said. Some prepackaged items also were found to be under the weight on the label.

http://cbs2.com/consumer/Ralphs.Prepackaged.Overcharging.2.1687973.html

[LaPera]

1. Corporations always fucking over the consumers & cutting corners for more profits on

the backs of the consumers....and republicans & corporations have the nerve to point their lying slimy fingers at the government so they can privatize even more to fuck over consumers.