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The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has alleged that Whole Foods Market, Inc. “routinely overstated the weights of its prepackaged products—including meats, dairy and baked goods— resulting in customers being overcharged.” According to a June 24, 2015, press release, DCA found mislabeled weights on 80 different types of products sold at New York City locations, with 89 percent purportedly failing to meet federal standards “for the maximum amount that an individual package can deviate from the actual weight.” “The overcharges ranged from $0.80 for a package of pecan panko to $14.84 for a package of coconut shrimp,” claims the agency. “The fine for falsely labeling a package is as much as $950 for the first violation and up to $1,700 for a subsequent violation. The potential number of violations that Whole Foods faces for all pre-packaged goods in the NYC stores is in the thousands.” In particular,…