Newsom Signs Executive Order Banning Price Gouging On COVID Testing Kits

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/BCN) — With omicron cases soaring and testing sites swamped, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order over the weekend aimed at preventing price gouging on COVID-19 at-home test kits.

The order prohibits sale of at-home COVID-19 test kits at a price that exceeds, by more than 10 percent, the price the seller charged for the item on Dec. 1, 2021.

State Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert following the governor’s signing of the order and encouraged anyone who has been a victim of price-gouging on the at-home test kits to file a complaint with his office or contact local law enforcement.

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