PHILADELPHIA (AP) - June 10, 2009
A City Council committee approved a measure Tuesday that would
require stores that sell goods that have exceeded their expiration
dates to give the buyer a refund - or a 50 percent discount on an
identical non-expired product.
City Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez says some stores
routinely fail to get out-of-date products off the shelves.
It is against federal law to sell expired goods, but Lance Haver
of the Mayor's Office of Consumer Affairs says no remedies are
available to consumers beyond exchanging the goods or getting a
refund.
The bill would apply to nonprescription drugs, infant formula,
baby food, milk and other dairy products.
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