The agency cited high rates of violations in nearly identical letters sent to retailers last week.
The Federal Drug Administration threatened to fine Walmart, Kroger, Family Dollar and more than a half dozen convenience store and gas station chains for illegally selling tobacco products to minors.
The FDA has been inspecting tobacco sellers to ensure compliance with federal rules prohibiting sales to minors since 2010. During those inspections, it found violations at as few as 15% of the Casey's General Store locations that were inspected to as many as 41% of the Marathon Petroleum gas stations that were checked.
"This violative history is disturbing and cannot possibly come as a surprise to corporate leadership," the FDA told each company.
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