Oscar Mayer has agreed to pay a $14,000 fine and install some $10 million worth of checkweighers following alleged violations of short-weight packages found in Wisconsin grocery stores, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced Wednesday.

This marks the company’s third civil forfeiture of the state’s weights and measures statutes in the past two years. In this latest case, the short-weight products included eight packages of Oscar Mayer-brand cooked ham and one package of Oscar Mayer-brand honey ham found in several Wisconsin stores.

The Consumer Protection Bureau conducted the inspections in June and July of 2012.

The company will have to take corrective actions system-wide and additional actions in its Davenport, Iowa, plant. Among those will be the installation of checkweighers at a cost of $10 million.

As part of the civil forfeiture agreement, Kraft Foods, Oscar Mayer’s parent company, did not admit to violating any Wisconsin laws.

In a statement, Kraft said, "Quality is very important to our company. That includes product weight.  Oscar Mayer produces several hundred million packages a year and we work to ensure the correct amount of food is placed in each and every one. The State of Wisconsin cited us for nine packages that were slightly short.  This was an unplanned and unwanted variance. We have looked at the cause with a team of experts and have made changes in our plant to strengthen our process. This includes making a substantial capital investment to improve our production line. We are working diligently to ensure compliance.

We respect the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and their work, and are pleased to have settled with them on this matter so we can focus on making our great-tasting, high-quality products for consumers."