Hundreds of supermarkets throughout the five boroughs were fined by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) as a result of inspections it conducted in the fall of 2010. Kensington's Foodtown (382 McDonald Avenue, at the corner of Albemarle Road) was fined $4,175 for non-compliance with DCA rules.
DCA inspected 650 supermarkets for
"a variety of potential violations, including inaccurate check-out scanners, lack of prices on individual items, taxation of items that are not taxable, failure to mark proper quantities and provide required information on food packaged in the store, a lack of proper labeling and unavailability of scales for customers. The most common violation was a lack of item pricing."
We don't know which of those violations Foodtown was fined for.
To file a complaint with DCA, call 311 or fill out the online complaint form.
It's important to "Know Your Rights at the Register" regarding advertised items, scales, unit pricing (cost per pound, pint, etc.), item pricing, "open" or "freshness" dates for perishable foods, and packaged products.
