NOTE: This is an updated version of the story that corrects the implication from the Albany Times-Union story that the Batavia Kmart was involved, and the error in the TU story that warning letters were sent to the stores.
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Six grocery stores in New York -- including one in Batavia -- were notified by the state that some fish products the were selling were apparently overpriced.
The allegation is that the stores were selling seafood packed in ice, and the ice was being weighed so that consumers were paying not just for filets and shrimp, but ice as well.
The Batavia Tops was one of the six stores asked to remove products from its selves and either re-label the packaging or return it to the distributor, a company out of New Jersey, according to Jessica Ziehm, spokeswoman for the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.
Tops reportedly sold fish fillets packed in ice that was counted as part of the weight.
When did Batavia Kmart start
When did Batavia Kmart start selling seafood?
I'm double checking the
I'm double checking the information now with Department of Agriculture and Markets and taking the story off the home page until confirmed.
I was at Kmart in Batavia
I was at Kmart in Batavia around a month ago and I didnt notice any Frozen Foods being sold ?
Wouldnt it make more sense to
Wouldnt it make more sense to call Kmart in batavia and ask them if they sell frozen sea food ? LOL !
Just called Kmart 345-0301
Just called Kmart 345-0301 and they DO NOT sell frozen Seafood.
Howard, I emailed the
Howard, I emailed the reporter who wrote the story, and here is what he wrote back...
"Now that I look at this closer, I should point out that the story says the Queensbury store was a K-Mart. It does not say the other five stores were all K-Marts… Hope that clarifies it for you…"
Brian Nearing
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