You know the "red bag markdowns" in produce........ (usually) 99 cents a bag, no matter what is in the bag.
At your store, how important is it (considered to be) to make sure you check the correct "country of origin" on the bar code label (or check the "OTHER" option if necessary and write in the name of the country)? Do you write down the Count?
Just curious. I have heard that if the official inspector happens to come to any Kroger store and do an inspection of the COOL labels in Produce, even the 'red bag markdowns" have to be labeled correctly. Is it true the store is subject to a fine for EACH occasion/item , and each fine may range from $4000 to $10,000 dollars?
I would like to sort out the truth from the fiction. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!
that is true, that why they have the cool on the red markdown bags. not sure about 4k to 10k fine, usually its a 1k fine on every item that is missing a cool sign
The way I see it, red markdown bags do not need COOL. They usually have mixed fruits in them, and those could be from different countries. So that would be practically impossible to put stickers with all different COOLs on each bag.
Also, produce does not need country of origin on a price tag (shelf or a table), if at least 50% of said produce has a sticker with country of origin on it (stickers that come on produce from supplier, like apples, onions...).
Or, if they are packaged, because then the packaging has country of origin on it.
At least when we were checking price tags on shelves and tables to make sure each of them has a country of origin listed, nobody ever said anything about marking red markdown bags. How would that be done anyway?
And I heard that fines are $10,000 for EACH price tag with missing COOL.
-- Edited by tov on Friday 12th of October 2018 08:34:56 PM
The way I see it, red markdown bags do not need COOL. They usually have mixed fruits in them, and those could be from different countries. So that would be practically impossible to put stickers with all different COOLs on each bag.
Also, produce does not need country of origin on a price tag (shelf or a table), if at least 50% of said produce has a sticker with country of origin on it (stickers that come on produce from supplier, like apples, onions...).
Or, if they are packaged, because then the packaging has country of origin on it.
At least when we were checking price tags on shelves and tables to make sure each of them has a country of origin listed, nobody ever said anything about marking red markdown bags. How would that be done anyway?
And I heard that fines are $10,000 for EACH price tag with missing COOL.
-- Edited by tov on Friday 12th of October 2018 08:34:56 PM
On the red markdown bags, a paper barcode label is attached to the bag with several country options listed (USA, MEXICO, CHILE, CANADA, etc) and also a blank line with OTHER. You check the appropriate box, or write in the name of the country in the blank space. I can see where the COOL need not be stated if the fruit have stickers, but if you (for instance) put 6 small size apples in one red markdown bag (taken from a damaged bag or one that had a rotten one in it, so the apples had to be repackaged), that do NOT have any produce stickers on them, it IS considered necessary according to what I've been told at my store.
Then again, it might depend on the state you live in, or the "general outlook" taken by the management at a particular store?
