Union-backed group targets CVS products

WOONSOCKET – A group backed by unions said it will present to 39 state attorneys general the findings of a survey alleging that CVS Caremark Corp. is selling expired over-the-counter drugs, infant formula and dairy products, Bloomberg News reported last week.
Change to Win, a Washington-based group representing seven unions and six million workers, surveyed more than 2,000 CVS stores in 17 states and found more than 800 locations carried expired products, according to a statement last week.
Michael DeAngelis, a spokesman for CVS, the largest U.S. drug store chain, in an e-mail countered that “the typical CVS/pharmacy has more than 100,000 items on its shelves. This is a labor-intensive process that in not immune from error,” and CVS quickly moves to offer new products or a refund when items are found past their expiration date.
CVS agreed on June 10 to give $2 coupons to customers who found expired products on its shelves in California through a settlement with the state’s attorney general, Edmund Brown. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said June 12 he would take legal action against CVS after a survey by his office found expired products at 60 percent of CVS stores visited. &#8226