Tag: Division of Consumer Affairs
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Local pharmacies accused of violations in sale of COVID-19 tests
The Division of Consumer Affairs has imposed penalties against four pharmacies for alleged consumer protection violations in the sale of COVID-19 antigen tests. The pharmacies cited are: SLV Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Valley Pharmacy, in Succasunna, Morris County, which was cited for offering and selling COVID-19 test kits to the general public that were not authorized…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 10
Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Consumer Affairs have announced that the State Board of Medical Examiners has suspended the license of a Monmouth County physician who admitted having engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with a female patient he was treating for substance abuse and who allegedly also engaged in questionable…
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Aberdeen police installs township’s first drug drop off box
The installation of a Project Medicine Drop box has been placed in Aberdeen Township. The Aberdeen Township Police Department has joined numerous municipalities in the New Jersey Attorney General’s “Project Medicine Drop” initiative with the installation of the box. The announcement makes it easier and more convenient than ever for township residents to take an…
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Local restaurants cited for halal violations
The state attorney general has cited 15 businesses for failing to disclose practices relating to food served as halal as the holy month of Ramadan approaches. N.J. Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced on May 22 that the Division of Consumer Affairs has issued Notices of Violation (“NOVs”) for allegedly failing to properly disclose practices…
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Assemblyman to hold Telemarketing Fraud Forum
Representatives from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs and the South Brunswick Police Department will hold a Telemarketing Fraud Forum from 7-8:30 p.m. March 13 at the South Brunswick Municipal Building, 750 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. The forum will be hosted by Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker…
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Hazlet tackles prescription drug abuse with Project Medicine Drop
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer HAZLET — Police are prescribing a healthy dose of prevention to curb addiction and abuse of prescription medications. On Aug. 30, the Hazlet Township Police Department announced its participation in the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs’ (DCA) Project Medicine Drop, an initiative designed to address the opioid epidemic by…
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Hazlet announces participation in Project Medicine Drop
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer HAZLET — In response to the opioid epidemic, the Hazlet Township Police Department has announced its participation in Project Medicine Drop, an initiative sponsored by the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA). Project Medicine Drop aims to curb prescription drug abuse by working with members of the community to reduce…