Albertsons Tests RFID Tags on Bakery Items | Boise News

Boise News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 1, 2026 · 1m

Albertsons is testing RFID tags on bakery items like muffins in select Boise stores, displaying product info, price, and expiration date — and clearly telling customers the tag contains an RFID chip. This marks the first time they’ve tagged individual products, though they’ve used RFID before for supply chain tracking and after acquiring Safeway. The company insists these tags are purely for inventory and expiration management, not customer tracking, and don’t collect purchase data. They’re also rolling out cart trackers and digital shelf tags nationwide — claiming those are for ads, not…