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County accepts Consumer Protection report; prosecutor-led case secured nearly $3.9M from Safeway for pricing violations
Summary
Marin officials accepted the 2024 Consumer Protection Report from Weights & Measures, which highlighted inspections, complaint increases and a statewide enforcement action that produced a nearly $3.9 million settlement from Albertsons/Safeway over price accuracy and package weight violations.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors accepted the county’s 2024 Consumer Protection Report on Friday and heard that county inspections and a state-backed enforcement action helped secure a financial settlement with national grocery company Albertsons (parent of Safeway).
Weights and Measures Director Joe Devaney and inspector Kayla Friedrichson reported the department’s work in 2024: roughly 9,549 inspections at 411 unique…
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