Stop & Shop hit with $75K penalty after spoiled meat scandal erupts in Ocean County

Toms River, NJ – A sweeping investigation into spoiled meat sales and deceptive product labeling at Stop & Shop supermarkets has ended in a $75,000 penalty and strict oversight requirements, following a Consent Agreement between the retailer and the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs.

It began with a foul complaint from a customer at the Toms River Stop & Shop, where shoppers reported buying spoiled beef and poultry. What started as a single-site probe quickly expanded to all five Stop & Shop locations in Ocean County. Investigators discovered a disturbing pattern: meat products were being mislabeled with display dates instead of actual packaging dates, giving consumers the false impression that

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