At actions in nine cities today, community members, consumer advocates and social activists spoke out against CVS's ongoing practice of selling expired products. Here is some of what was said today.
"I live in this community, right nearby this CVS. What bothers me is that CVS doesn't seem to have any problem taking our money, but seems less concerned about how they treat us in return. Rhode Island subsidizes CVS in many ways. We have a right to expect CVS to respect the community and ensure safe, quality products." - John Prince, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Providence, RI.
"CVS needs to clean up its act immediately and stop putting the health of our communities at risk. CVS's record of selling expired goods is disgraceful. You'd think CVS would figure out a way to get it right by now if it really cared, but maybe it thinks it's good business sense to sell us bad goods. I think CVS is dead wrong." - Shaun Martinez, United Students Against Sweatshops, Baltimore, MD.
"[Selling expired products] is a serious health concern. In a time where we have record high unemployment rate and thus yielding a high rate of uninsured we can't afford to have corporations like CVS selling us expired goods -- eggs and mayonnaise, are dangerous when they go bad. The well-being of our youth relies on well balanced nutrition. What sort of message are we sending to our community and our state when we allow companies like CVS to sell infant formula and medicine for kids that are expired well over 6 months! This is not something to play around with. As a state we must do all we can to ensure that we fight for a healthy RI - understanding that we ALL suffer when we allow this type of discrepancies to go unanswered." - Ivette Luna, Ocean State Action, Providence, RI.
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