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Item Pricing/Price Accuracy/Unit Pricing

The Massachusetts Item Pricing Law was written to ensure that food retailers remained consistent and accurate in how they charge consumers

The Massachusetts Item Pricing Law requires food and grocery stores to individually price mark most items with the actual selling price. The law also requires food and grocery merchants to sell any item at the lowest price indicated on an item, sign, or advertisement.

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Scanner Waiver 
Non Waiver Store Pricing 

What you need to know

Unit Pricing and Automated Retail Checkout Systems 
Massachusetts Unit Pricing Law 
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE CONSUMER AND MERCHANT PROTECTION ACT 
202 CMR: 700 Division of Standards 
Accurate Scanning and Pricing 

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