ComCom issues criminal charges against supermarkets

The Commerce Commission is slapping criminal charges against supermarkets for inaccurate pricing and misleading specials. The charges will be made separately against Woolworths, Pak'nSave Silverdale and Pak'nSave Mill Street, with the Commission arguing they may have breached the Fair Trading Act. But some consumer watchdogs say the penalty for breaching the act is lacklustre - and that supermarkets make enough profit to get their own prices right. Reporter Maia Ingoe has more.