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Price Accuracy Information

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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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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