Grocery Store

The Food and Drug Administration is temporarily allowing manufacturers of packaged foods to substitute ingredients without changing the labels, meaning you might not know exactly what’s in the product.

Dhafer Ghaleb Mohamed has owned his corner store, Lai Lai Deli, in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights for 10 years.

Empty shelves and hard-to-find products were common at the start of the pandemic. Many store shelves have returned to normal, but sometimes the prices are different. That’s why San Diegans filed hundreds of price gouging complaints.

You may have been overcharged for essential goods during the pandemic NBC 7’s Consumer Bob explains what the DA is trying to do about it

Nolan Mejia, 16, used to lend an occasional helping hand to his mom at the grocery store, but these days, he is the veteran shopper of the family. Mejia navigates North County supermarket aisles with ease and sometimes makes four trips a day. “I definitely know all the stores better because I got to different stores all across Carlsbad,” said…

The coronavirus has made everything more complicated, especially trips to the grocery store. Here are 10 easy ways to stay safe while getting groceries.

More people are having their groceries delivered, but people who rely on food assistance programs did not have that luxury, until now.

NBC 7’s Bob Hansen explains how home delivery is around the corner for Calfresh.

Grocery shopping is very different than it was a month ago. There are lines of customers waiting to get in, people wearing masks, even plastic dividers between you and the cashier at some stores. Now, several stores are also asking that you leave your reusable bag in the car.

NBC 7’s Consumer Bob takes a look at how different San Diego stores are dealing with the reusable bag dilemma.

San Diego County is requiring all employees at grocery and convenience stores, pharmacies, restaurants and gas stations to wear face coverings and businesses across the region are changing the way they operate to adhere to the new rules.

With the coronavirus spreading, many Americans are following the government’s advice to limit trips out in public. But you may still need to go to the grocery store sometimes to stock up on food. Consumer Reports has some tips on staying safe at the supermarket.

As demand surges during the COVID-19 pandemic, some front line grocery and deliver workers increasingly concerned over their own health and safety are holding strikes and walkouts.

Grocery stores have been packed with people as supplies and food continue to fly off the shelves, but there are some ways to avoid the added stress altogether.

A woman played a “twisted prank” at a Pennsylvania grocery store Wednesday by purposefully coughing on about $35,000 worth of food, which had to be thrown out, the supermarket said.

Grocery stores have become a bit hectic amid the coronavirus pandemic but some services are being offered to reduce the stress.

Stores around the country have been cleaned out of many products. Dried goods like pasta, canned foods, and even flour have been vanishing from the shelves as people stock their pantries during the coronavirus pandemic. But distributors are fighting to refill those shelves.

NBC 7’s Consumer Bob takes a look at how consumer habits are changing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Ana Lisa Ibarra started her shift at Sprouts at midnight on Tuesday. It was two hours later than her usual start time. Her days are long. A short day is two hours longer than the average worker’s. Sometimes she spends up to 12 hours at work restocking shelves overnight. This is stuff that happens in movies. The chaos. People just…