LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is issuing a warning to Benton Harbor residents to be on the look-out for price gouging, especially of bottled water.
With concerns growing over lead contaminated drinking water in Benton Harbor, health officials are advising residents to use bottled water for drinking, cooking, teeth brushing, and mixing baby formula.
This has created new concerns over potential price-gouging of bottled water being sold in Benton Harbor and surrounding areas. The demand for bottled water has created an opportunity for local retailers to take unfair advantage of consumers who need to be able to buy affordable product.
The Attorney General’s Office urges those who notice a retailer is charging a price “grossly in excess” of what others are charging for similar goods or services, to contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division at 877-765-8388.
