Jun 21, 2008

Exposed: hundreds of expired products at Rite Aid and CVS

New York State Attorney General plans to sue CVS and Rite Aid stores for violating federal, state and local law that do not permit the sale of expired products.

A statewide sweep by New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo found that more than half of CVS stores and 43 percent of Rite Aid stores were selling expired drugs, milk, eggs and baby formula.

In some cases, over-the-counter medication was being sold two years after the expiration date, according to Eric Corngold, the head of the economic justice unit in Cuomo's office.

Expired products were sold at 142 CVS stores and 112 Rite Aid in 41 counties across the state.

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