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Article: US congressman demands probe into matza prices
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- Jerusalem Post
- Article date:
- April 21, 1997
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Donald Baker, The Washington Post
Jerusalem Post
04-21-1997
MIAMI - Something isn't kosher with the price of matza this Pessah in the US.
Its cost mysteriously begins to rise this time of year. Prices vary so much throughout the country that a Florida congressman, Rep. Robert Wexler, has asked for an investigation.
Publix, one of Florida's two largest supermarket chains, sells a 2.3-kilo box of matza for $12, while the same brand at Ralph's supermarkets in Los Angeles goes for just $3. At a Giant market in Bethesda, Maryland, the price is $10.
Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth has subpoenaed records from two manufacturers and seven distributors of matza, but they are not required to ...
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