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Cornwall Trading Standards found food as much as four weeks out-of-date on sale
Posted 25 April 2025 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Food and Drink|South West
UPDATES: A successful prosecution serves as a reminder of retailers' responsibilities after expired food was found on sale, reinforcing the importance of effective stock control and compliance.
Supermarket giant Asda has been fined £410,000 for selling food past its use-by date following an investigation and prosecution by Cornwall Council Trading Standards.
The investigation was launched after members of the public complained about out-of-date food being sold at the grocer’s store in Penryn. When Officers visited the shop in October 2023 they found 58 food items on shelves...
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