Whole Foods in NYC Hit With a $5 Million Class Action Lawsuit for Allegedly Overcharging Customers

A Whole Foods store in New York City is being sued for allegedly using a sales tax to overcharge customers.

The class action lawsuit, which has filed for over $5 million in damages, claims the store still applied a tax on ready-to-eat, ready-to-heat, and ready-to-cook meals, according to court documents.

New York state law says that, in order for food to be tax exempt, it must be sold unheated and in the same form, condition, quantities, and packaging as is typical of retail food stores. Additionally, if a food is prepared, packaged, and refrigerated by the store but not arranged on a plate or in a “ready-to-eat” format, it is also non-taxable.

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