What, exactly, did the health-conscious chain do wrong? During the investigation, "State and local inspectors discovered that the chain overcharged customers, didn’t subtract the weight of containers, and sold prepared foods by the item rather than by the pound."
Consequently, all 74 California stores will undergo random audits, and Whole Foods will be required to establish "pricing accuracy managers." The chain responded in a statement that it complied with investigators and that "prices were accurate 98 percent of the time." (Sure they were.) Here's hoping we can finally be at peace with our grocery-store receipts. (The New York Times)