Tesco Express - Out of date Mattersons Chicken Bites (24th Dec 2006!!)

BusinessStudent

Hello All

On the 1st of Jan I purchased 9 bags of mattersons chicken bites at 98p each.

Went to eat a pack today and they had BEST BEFORE DATE 24TH DEC 2006!!:eek: - So I spate the chicken bite straight out. The rest of the packs were best before 10th Jan 2007.

I do not have the receipt - Is there anything I can do?

skintscotsman

BusinessStudent wrote:

Hello All

On the 1st of Jan I purchased 9 bags of mattersons chicken bites at 98p each.

Went to eat a pack today and they had BEST BEFORE DATE 24TH DEC 2006!!:eek: - So I spate the chicken bite straight out. The rest of the packs were best before 10th Jan 2007.

I do not have the receipt - Is there anything I can do?

well, why don't you phone the shop and find out?

gyzmo

The Best Before date is only a recommended date by which the product should be consumed. it does not necessarily mean that the product will be unfit to eat after that date.

where it a use by date, it would be a different matter entirely.

Tescos are notorious for doing this, and quite often cover up information such as use by dates, weight, etc on the pack with their "reduced" label. Pathetic and illegal.

SaraSeahorse

I would have thought a chilled bagged meat product would have a Use By Date.

uktim29

I've assumed it something along the lines of a packet of crisps, where being 1 week over it's best before date wouldn't be much of an issue.

SaraSeahorse

Mattessons Fridge Raiders Chicken Bites70g

ContentsDescriptionAllergy AdviceIngredientsNutritionStorageUsageAdditional InformationNutrition summaryDescription
NEW.

READY-TO-EAT.

Made with 100% chicken breast.

LOW IN CARBS.

LESS THAN 7% FAT.

MADE WITH 100% CHICKEN BREAST.

111 Kcals PER BAG.

.....the TASTY ready-to-eat MEAT SNACK!

Chopped and shaped chicken breast with added soya flour and potato starch.

Packed in a modified atmosphere.

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Allergy Advice
May Contain Traces of Nuts

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Ingredients
Chicken Breast (91%), Roast Chicken Seasoning [contains: Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Wheatflour, Flavourings, Garlic Powder, Herb], Palm Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Salt, Soya Flour, Rusk (Wheat) Dextrose, Stabilisers: Di & Triphosphates, Methyl Cellulose, Potato Starch, Modified Potato Starch

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Nutrition
Typical Values PER 100g as sold PER 70g pack
Energy 664kJ/158kcal 465kJ/111kcal
Protein 23.0g 16.0g
Carbohydrate 2.2g 1.5g
of which sugars 0.7g 0.5g
Fat 6.5g 4.5g
of which saturates 2.0g 1.4g
and polyunsaturates 1.5g 1.0g
Fibre 0.8g 0.6g
Sodium 0.9g 0.6g
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Storage
Keep refrigerated 0-5°C. Eat within 2 days of opening and before the use by date.

Not suitable for home freezing.

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Usage
Contains: wheat, gluten, soya.

Made in a production area that uses nuts.

SaraSeahorse

from tesco site
"Tesco Stores
Telephone 0800 505555, 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, or email us at
customer.services@tesco.co.uk."

rosysparkle

SaraSeahorse wrote:

Ingredients
Chicken Breast (91%), Roast Chicken Seasoning [contains: Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Wheatflour, Flavourings, Garlic Powder, Herb], Palm Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Salt, Soya Flour, Rusk (Wheat) Dextrose, Stabilisers: Di & Triphosphates, Methyl Cellulose, Potato Starch, Modified Potato Starch

They sound quite repulsive, even within the best before/use by date.

Still, each to their own!

rogue_element

Misleading too as its only 91% "chicken breast", but they say "made with 100% chicken breast". More clear description would be "contains 100% breast meat"

stamford

BusinessStudent wrote:

Hello All

On the 1st of Jan I purchased 9 bags of mattersons chicken bites at 98p each.

Went to eat a pack today and they had BEST BEFORE DATE 24TH DEC 2006!!:eek: - So I spate the chicken bite straight out. The rest of the packs were best before 10th Jan 2007.

I do not have the receipt - Is there anything I can do?

Report it to your local Trading Standards Dept/Environmental Health

hollydays

I agree it would be possible to report them,but hard to prove when they were purchased.