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December 13, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Monica Moran 614.378.2879
Monica.moran@franklincountyohio.gov
Consumer Alert: New Notification To Be Used For Stores That Fail Multiple Scanner Inspections
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new notification to warn consumers will be applied to the scanners of stores that fail multiple Weights and Measures inspections, Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano announced Tuesday.
Consumers buying products at a scanner with the notice, which reads “WARNING NONSEALED SCANNER SYSTEM”, are urged to check their receipts to make sure the price they paid was accurate. The notification includes a QR code to get more information about weights and measures inspections.
The new protective measures were created after seven area Dollar General stores failed a second weights and measures inspection last month because their scanners were charging incorrect, higher prices. Follow-up inspections at those stores are being conducted, and stores that continue to fail inspection will have the notice applied to their scanners.
“Consumers who buy products from stores with the nonsealed scanner notice are urged to check prices and make sure you pay the price listed on the store shelves,” Stinziano said. “Weights and Measures Inspectors will be following up with these stores and continue to be out in the community protecting consumers.”
The Ohio Attorney General’s office has filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against Dollar General because of multiple inspection failures in several Ohio counties.
Anyone who suspects they have been a victim of fraud can call the Auditor’s office Fraud Hotline at (614) 525-SCAM.
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