Statewide, 19 New Jersey Kmart stores carried items past their expiration dates. The Moorestown Kmart is among them.
The Moorestown Kmart on Route 38 was one of 19 stores across the state found carrying expired items, according to the state Attorney General's Office. The store was carrying two expired items, according to a consent order released by the state. Of the 257 expired non-prescription drugs and/or infant formulas Kmart was selling—statewide—past their expiration dates, many were several months—some a year or more—beyond the expiration date. The full list of stores and the number of expired items they were found to be carrying is contained in the PDF attached to this story. The list is on page 3. Kmart was hit with a hefty fine, plus a slew of other conditions, in a settlement with the state. Read more at State, Kmart Reach Settlement Over …
Nineteen New Jersey Kmart stores carried expired baby formula and non-prescription medication, according to the Attorney General's Office.
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. In addition to the fine and donation, Kmart will …
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9:26 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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