An Asda supermarket sold products which were more than 200 days older than its use-by date leading to a £250,000 fine.
Asda Stores Ltd has been handed a quarter-of-a-million pound fine for displaying food beyond its use-by date in Derby.
Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard the council launched an investigation into the supermarket, and District Judge Jonathan Taaffe found Asda Stores Ltd guilty of 11 offences.
These related to having unsafe food on offer for sale contrary to regulation 19 of the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013.
Asda Stores Ltd were handed down the hefty fine and ordered to pay costs of £74,117.69 and a victim surcharge of £190.
An Asda spokesperson has since said that the brand regrets that the small number of out-of-date products were found on sale.
A statement from the store says: ‘We regret that a small number of out-of-date products were found on sale at Asda Sinfin in July 2021, and that the high safety and quality standards that we set across all stores were not met on this occasion.
Full list of expired Asda products
6 x Asda Butchers Selection Medium Chicken
1 x 3 Cheese and Onion Sandwich Filler
1 x Vegan Cheese and Jalapeno Croquettes
1 x Slow Roasted Chicken Bites
1 x Boneless and Rindless Loin Pork Joint
2 x Diane Sauce
1 x Tomato and Feta Pasta
1 x 6 Meat Free Sausages
1 x Oak Smoked Streaky Bacon
3 x Nestle Nesquik Milk Slice
‘Our top priority for every Asda store is to always have the freshest products available on our shelves.’
Out of the 18 items discovered to be out of date, three individual kids’ items were found to be more than 190 days past their use-by date.
Two Nestle Nesquick Milk Slices were found to be 192 days outside of the use-by date, with another found 208 days past the use-by date.
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