Local grocery store takes action

After a video posted on Facebook garnered over 87,000 views by the morning of Sept. 20, Valley Foods in Saratoga is addressing concerns over its food labeling procedures.

The subject of the video was food labeling in the deli, specifically relabeling ready-to-eat food with a later sell by date, approximately two weeks later than the original date.

Tim Lamprecht, owner of Valley Foods, admitted that

the problem of relabeling and re-dating of items had occurred and that steps were taken immediately to rectify the problem.

“We put a sticker over a sticker, which is not illegal, it’s not out of co...