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El Super Issues Statement Against Unsafe Business Practices Allegations

El Super Markets has a location at 5610 York Blvd. in Highland Park.

El Super Markets wants to set the record straight against a recent statement that its' stores carry products that pose hazards to public health.

The response comes after a group—including members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union—claimed a survey they conducted in the chain's Southern California stores showed dozens of dairy, meat, eggs and milk products for sale that were expired or past their due date. This survey was released on Tuesday.

Officials at El Super Markets issued the following statement to Patch via email:

“El Super and the union representing a small number of our stores are currently in the process of negotiating a new labor agreement. Our approach to reaching a fair contract is to meet and bargain at the negotiating table. Unions often take a different approach. Rather than meet us at the table, the Union focused its time and energy on creating an event today for the media, in an attempt to harm the company by scaring our customers with false and deceptive allegations. During labor disputes, a lot of claims get made, often without any basis in fact. This is no exception. While the union wants today’s event to appear to stem from the community, reality is that it was a union orchestrated event and the allegations which were raised are meritless and unwarranted. Our stores are heavily regulated by various health authorities who are continually inspecting our stores and our products. Our record speaks for itself and shows that we constantly receive amongst the highest scores in our industry. While it is unfortunate that the union would choose to engage in these false and unproductive attacks rather than meet us at the table, they will not alter El Super’s goal of reaching a fair and equitable contract for our employees in the shortest possible time.”

Also read: Consumer Advocates Say El Super Markets Pose Hazards to Public Health


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