NEW YORK - CVS Caremark Corp., the operator of more than 7,000 US drugstores, was accused by Connecticut of selling expired products, less than a month after the company settled a similar suit with New York.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that an investigation found 20 or more stores in the state selling items past their expiration dates, including baby formula, energy drinks, cough and allergy medicines, and dairy products.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has said that he reached an $875,000 settlement with CVS over the sale of expired products.
A spokeswoman for Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS, said:
“CVS/pharmacy has a clear product removal policy in place at all of its stores to help ensure that items are removed . . . before they reach their expiration dates. Any unintentional deviations from this policy that are brought to the company’s attention are quickly rectified for customers.’’
