Dollar store chains settle with New York state over expired drugs

Marielle Segarra Aug 27, 2019
HTML EMBED:
COPY
A Dollar Tree store is seen in 2014 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Dollar store chains settle with New York state over expired drugs

Marielle Segarra Aug 27, 2019
A Dollar Tree store is seen in 2014 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
HTML EMBED:
COPY

The retailers Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar will pay a total of more than $1 million in fines to New York state for various offenses, including selling expired, over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Dollar General was also selling a type of motor oil that isn’t suitable for most engines built after 1930.

There’s a lot happening in the world.  Through it all, Marketplace is here for you. 

You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible. 

Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.