ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Weights and Measures reported the following enforcement activity between April 14, 2011 and July 11, 2011. 

Giant Food # 362, Germantown — On April 14, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 140, Hyattsville — On April 15, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 132, Bethesda — On April 15, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 162, Clinton — On April 15, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight. 

Safeway # 2713, Bowie  — On April 15, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Safeway # 2753, Kensington — On April 15, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight. 

Safeway # 853, Bethesda — On April 15, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 123, Camp Springs — On April 15, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Grand Mart Landover — On May 10, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 329, Rockville — On May 10, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 361, Upper Marlboro — On May 10, MDA received $1500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Safeway # 1882, Fort Washington — On May 10, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight. 

Giant Food # 373, District Heights — On May 11, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Mega Supermarket International, Riverdale — On May 13, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

CVS Pharmacy # 1492, Silver Spring — On May 15, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

Safeway # 1565, Clovery — On May 17, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 327, Bethesda — On May 17, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 152, Silver Spring — On May 17, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

CVS Pharmacy # 169, Rockville — On May 17, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

CVS Pharmacy # 1468, Silver Spring — On May 17, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

Staples # 1288, Ocean City — On May 17, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

Giant Food # 340, Laurel — On May 17, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

H Mart, Gaithersburg — On May 19, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Super Q Mart, Germantown — On June 9, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 326, Lanham — On June 9, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Safeway # 1089, Gaithersburg — On June 9, MDA received $750 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Global Foods, Montgomery Village — On June 9, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Safeway # 107, Greenbelt — On June 10, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

CVS Pharmacy # 4079, Baltimore — On June 28, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

Advanced Auto Parts # 1601, Cumberland — On June 29, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

Advanced Auto Parts # 5106, Baltimore — On June 29, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

Wal Mart # 1981, California — On June 29, MDA received $250 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

Advanced Auto Parts # 1602 Lavale — On June 29, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

Giant Food # 319, Rockville — On June 29, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Harris Teeter # 325, Germantown — On June 29, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Harris Teeter # 328, Rockville — On June 29, MDA received $1000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

Giant Food # 196, Gaithersburg — On June 29, MDA received $2000 for a civil penalty assessed for short weight.

CVS Pharmacy # 4107, Baltimore — On July 11, MDA received $500 for a civil penalty assessed for price verification.

Maryland weights and measures officials inspect and regulate devices used in determining the quantity of commodities as diverse as fuel oil, food products, livestock, grain, and precious metals. In Fiscal Year 2010, field staff conducted more than 42,000 inspections of commercial weighing and measuring devices, inspected and tested more than 11,700 individual lots of prepackaged commodities (representing more than 107,000 packages) offered for sale, and investigated more than 460 consumer complaints. For more information or to file a complaint, call 410-841-5790, or visit:  HYPERLINK "http://www.mda.state.md.us/weights_measures/index.php" www.mda.state.md.us/weights_measures/index.php. 

MDA’s Regulatory Information Center is designed to provide information to the public about enforcement actions the department takes in response to violations of state laws or regulations. This information includes administrative, civil and criminal enforcement actions. For more information visit: www.mda.state.md.us/news_room/reg_center.php. 

For more than 35 years, MDA has been protecting consumers and the environment and ensuring fairness in the marketplace through enforcement of the law. MDA strives for swift resolution to violations of the laws in the Agriculture Article and the deterrence of future violations by the regulated community.