ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 21, 2011) \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Weights and Measures Section reported the following enforcement activity between July 1, 2010 and April 11, 2011.<\/p>\n
Rite Aid #2212, Baltimore \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.<\/p>\n
Super Q Mart, Germantown \u2013 On Sept.9, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #329, Rockville \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #198, Potomac \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #196, Gaithersburg \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #161, Rockville \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #123, Camp Spring \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #362, Germantown \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #361, Upper Marlboro \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #326, Lanham \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #132, Bethesda \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Safeway #4126, Upper Marlboro \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Safeway #2713, Bowie \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Safeway #853, Bethesda \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Safeway #1443, Clinton \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Safeway #4837, District Heights \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Staples, Baltimore \u2013 On September 27, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.<\/p>\n
Staples Timonium \u2013 On Sept. 27, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.<\/p>\n
Han Ah Reum Wheaton \u2013 On Oct. 5, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
H Mart, Gaithersburg \u2013 On Oct. 5, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Germantown Lottie Plaza Germantown \u2013 On Oct. 15, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Harris Teeter, Germantown \u2013 On Nov. 10, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Grand Village, Baltimore \u2013 On Nov. 10, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
H&A Supermarket Langley Park \u2013 On Nov. 19, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
CVS #4129, Baltimore \u2013 On Nov. 30, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.<\/p>\n
CVS #2216, Towson \u2013 On Nov. 30, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #152, Silver Spring \u2013 On Dec. 2, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #319, Rockville \u2013 On Dec. 2, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Latino Market, Gaithersburg \u2013 On Dec. 7, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #334, Hyattsville \u2013 On Dec. 14, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Advanced Auto Parts, Baltimore \u2013 On Dec. 21, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #196, Gaithersburg \u2013 On Dec. 22, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Safeway #1882, Fort Washington \u2013 On Jan. 10, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Weis Market #129, Damascus \u2013 On Jan. 24, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
MGS Gaithersburg \u2013 On Feb. 28, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for incorrect measure.<\/p>\n
Weis Market #180 Baltimore \u2013 On Feb. 28, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Fresh Food Market Baltimore \u2013 On Feb. 28, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Super Fresh #839 Baltimore \u2013 On March 11, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Super Fresh #829 Baltimore \u2013 On March 11, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #151 Rockville \u2013 On April 4, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #125 Rockville \u2013 On April 4, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #342 Marlow Heights \u2013 On April 4, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
The Fresh Market Baltimore \u2013 On April 4, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #198 Potomac \u2013 On April 4, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Ha Ha Food Market Baltimore \u2013 On April 4, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
Giant Food #316 Greenbelt \u2013 On April 11, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.<\/p>\n
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 2010, field staff conducted more than 42,000 inspections of commercial weighing and measuring devices, inspected and tested more than 11,700 individual lots of prepackaged commodities (representing more than 107,000 packages) offered for sale, and investigated more than 460 consumer complaints. For more information or to file a complaint, call 410-841-5790, or click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n MDA’s Regulatory Information Center<\/a>\u00a0is 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 21, 2011) \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Weights and Measures Section reported the following enforcement activity between July 1, 2010 and April 11, 2011. Rite Aid #2212, Baltimore \u2013 On Sept. 9, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification. Super Q Mart, Germantown \u2013 On Sept.9, Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[97,39],"class_list":["post-843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release","tag-law-violations","tag-weights-and-measures"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":844,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions\/844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}