Advice Morrisons changing use by date

jonathonjordan

Hi
Can anybody give me some advice.
On Sunday i bought some bread rolls from Morrisons instore bakery - they were pre packed with a best before date of 14th Sept.
When we got home i noticed there was another sticker underneath. Carefully pealed it back to reveal a best before date of 13th September.

It looks like they are selling off yesterdays bread and putting stickers over the top to make it look fresher.

What can i do ?

Have had to complain to this store in past when we bought a cake at £7.99 - the cream had gone off. The staff couldn't care and just said "oh it doesn't surprise me with this store.

Any advice would be great Thanks

katy-lou

If this was done on purpose it is illigal (sp?).

However the date gun was still on yesterdays daye, they put the sticker on and realised and put the correct label over the top.

ellie14

I caught them re labeling in my local morrisons ,bacon cheese bread ,I challenged the manager regarding this ,most rude and almost barred me from the shop,but I know what I saw in full view of customers,and felt I had a right to bring it to their attention ,wrong I was the one to be made to feel I had done wrong.

System

co op relabel their "fresh" bread etc every morning ! its been going on for years do what ive done get a panasonic bread maker then you know its fresh !

pstones578

CHRISSYG wrote: »

co op relabel their "fresh" bread etc every morning ! its been going on for years do what ive done get a panasonic bread maker then you know its fresh !

I worked for a large supermarket for 9 years. They re-dated stuff all the time. They even bbq sauced meats that were obviously visually off so as to hide the problems with the meat in order to get something for them. I could go on....

designpollyana

I too worked for a supermarket and they re wrapped daily, pizza was a biggy. It is to reduce waste figures. Certainly put me off their so called fresh food!

crystal_fire

were they reduced? they usually get reduced if it was going out today for example if they have visibly changed the sell by date then im almost sure this is illegal!

pstones578

designpollyana wrote: »

I too worked for a supermarket and they re wrapped daily, pizza was a biggy. It is to reduce waste figures. Certainly put me off their so called fresh food!

I'll name that supermarket in one! hehe it started with either a T or an A....

amandada

In terms of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996, it is perfectly legal for a PRODUCER of a food, and an instore bakery would count as this, to change the best before date on a foodstuff.

Reducing price has no legal standing whatsoever.

I enforced the above legislation in a previous life

jonathonjordan

amandada wrote: »

In terms of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996, it is perfectly legal for a PRODUCER of a food, and an instore bakery would count as this, to change the best before date on a foodstuff.

Reducing price has no legal standing whatsoever.

I enforced the above legislation in a previous life

Its actually illegal to change the date on best before and use by dates. Ive spoken to trading standards
Thanks will let u know what happens

petshopgirlemma

My mum asked for a loaf to be sliced in Sainsbury's once and the staff member said no. She said that the sliced bread would automatically be re-labelled with a new sticker that had today's date on it, whereas the one the shelf the bread had been baked the day before so had yesterday's date on it.

I thought supermarkets sliced what was left of that day's bread at the end or start of the next day before the labeller changed dates and that is why when you see a sliced loaf and an unsliced loaf on the same "fresh" shelf, the sliced one always has a shorter date.