MDA Reports Weights and Measures Law Violations

ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 27, 2010) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Weights and Measures Section reported the following enforcement activity between September 19, 2009 and April 12, 2010.

Super Fresh # 912, Westminster – On October 5, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Super Fresh # 943, Silver Spring – On October 5, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Rite Aid #11198, Lexington Park – On October 13, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for unit price misrepresentation.

Rite Aid #2212, Baltimore – On October 14, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for unit price misrepresentation.

Whole Foods # 16, Rockville – On October 19, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 319, Rockville – On October 21, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food #161, Rockville – On October 21, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 196, Gaithersburg – On October 21, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Super Fresh #852, Chestertown – On October 26, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Magruder’s #19, Gaithersburg – On November 19, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 301, Silver Spring – On November 23, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 106, Potomac – On November 23, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 329, Rockville – On November 23, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 314, Silver Spring – On November 23, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 152, Silver Spring – On November 23, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Safeway Store # 1715 Rockville – On December 14, MDA received $1500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 125, Rockville – On January 6, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Mega Supermarket, Rockville – On January 6, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Whole Foods #2, Bethesda – On January 6, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food #342, Marlow Heights – On January 6, MDA received $1500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food #161, Rockville – On January 6, MDA received $1500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Harris Teeter, Gaithersburg – On February 26, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food #319, Rockville – On February 26, MDA received $1500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Safeway #4126, Upper Marlboro – On February 26, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food #326, Lanham – On February 26, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Safeway # 853, Bethesda – On February 26, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food #198, Potomac – On February 26, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Super Fresh # 943, Silver Spring – On February 26, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food #161, Rockville – On February 26, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 329, Rockville – On February 26, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 132, Bethesda – On February 26, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Safeway #2713, Bowie – On February 26, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 314, Silver Spring – On February 26, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 198, Gaithersburg – On February 26, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 106, Potomac – On March 10, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Super Q Mart, Germantown – On March 11, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

H Mart, Gaithersburg – On March 11, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Han Ah Reum, Wheaton – On March 19, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant #152, Silver Spring – On March 19, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Harris Teeter #328, Rockville – On March 25, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Maryland weights and measures officials inspect and regulate devices used in determining the quantity of commodities as diverse as fuel oil, food products, livestock, grain, and precious metals. In Fiscal Year 2008, field staff conducted more than 38,000 inspections of commercial weighing and measuring devices, inspected and tested more than 12,800 individual lots of prepackaged commodities (representing approximately 126,000 packages) offered for sale, and investigated more than 700 consumer complaints. Click here for more information or to file a complaint, call 410-841-5790.

MDA’s Regulatory Information Center is designed to provide information to the public about enforcement actions the department takes in response to violations of state laws or regulations. This information includes administrative, civil and criminal enforcement actions.

For more than 35 years, MDA has been protecting consumers and the environment and ensuring fairness in the marketplace through enforcement of the law. MDA strives for swift resolution to violations of the laws in the Agriculture Article and the deterrence of future violations by the regulated community.

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