New York Attorney General Letitia James' office issued an alert asking consumers to report any potential price gouging of at-home COVID tests after the office received some reports of testing kits being sold for double or triple their retail price.
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The office said it has received reports of BinaxNOW brand tests being"unlawfully" sold for between $40 to $70 per package, when the tests typically cost between $14 to $24 at stores such as Walgreens. New York law prohibits merchants from taking unfair advantage of consumers by selling products"vital to their health, safety or welfare for an ‘unconscionably excessive' price," according to James' office.A person prepares to take a self-administered at-home Covid-19 test, received through a government program, in Easton, N.H., Dec. 7, 2021.
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