Pennsylvania supermarket says coughing ‘prank’ prompts trashing of $35G in produce, other items

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A grocery store in Pennsylvania says it was forced to trash an estimated $35,000 in produce and other items Wednesday after a customer coughed all over them amid growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
The woman came into Gerrity’s Supermarket in Hanover Township around 2:20 p.m. and “proceeded to purposely cough” on the store’s fresh produce as well as a small section of its bakery, meat case, and grocery shelves, according to the store’s co-owner, Joe Fasula.
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He described it as a “twisted prank.”
“While there is little doubt this woman was doing it as a very twisted prank, we will not take any chances with the health and well-being of our customers,” Fasula said. “We estimate the value …continued .
[Source: Fox News]