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Lianin apologizes for weighing issues and launches compensation and price checks

According to Huxiu, in mid-September the Zhejiang Consumer Protection Committee disclosed that 22 snack stores across 8 brands, including Laiyifen, were secretly tested for weighing accuracy; 21 stores passed and the Hangzhou Yile Road store was on the line, with about 16.3 grams short and an alleged overcharge of about 3.75 yuan. Laiyifen apologized, offered tenfold compensation, and launched a nationwide rechecking of weighing equipment.

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  1. 0122 stores named in Zhejiang probe
  2. 0221 stores deemed compliant; 1 borderline case at Hangzhou Yile Road
  3. 03total shortfall about 16.3 grams across three bulk items
  4. 04overcharge of about 3.75 yuan at the borderline store
  5. 05Laiyifen apologized and announced tenfold compensation and nationwide weighing equipment review

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