Tesco Jelly past BBE date made daughter sick

visidigi

Someone pass me their popcorn, I've run out...

Money-Saving-King

Zandoni wrote: »

So childish
A store manager or a department manager?

Store. (First time store manager in 2002)

Zandoni

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

Store. But I need to write this as the post is too short to reply.

I'm going to guess a sweet shop.

Money-Saving-King

Zandoni wrote: »

I'm going to guess a sweet shop.

No. I edited my post above to say my first store manager role was in 2002 (beyond the sweet shop role now).

Money-Saving-King

Anyway Zandoni, what do you do?

BBQ141

It seems unlikely it was the jelly, was there any visible discoloration or growth around the fruit pieces? Also, is there any chance the integrity of the pack could have been compromised before you fed it to her?

photome

BBQ141 wrote: »

It seems unlikely it was the jelly, was there any visible discoloration or growth around the fruit pieces? Also, is there any chance the integrity of the pack could have been compromised before you fed it to her?

We are way past this sort of sensible post.

ITISME_3

laurawantstowin wrote: »

Hi,
Today I bought a Jelly from Tesco.
It was one of those little pots with fruit inside the jelly. My three year old daughter had one and a few hours later she was sick.
She has eaten all the same foods as her brothers & sisters apart from the jelly. When I realised this, I took a look at the Jellies I still had in the fridge. The best before date was the end of Jan 2014. I am 100% sure that is what made her sick.
I have just briefly googled the law of selling best before & use by foods. It seems that it is not illegal to sell best before foods that are past date. However I have seen that they should of made the buyer aware of the fact, which they did not.
Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks x

It is Tesco's own policy NOT to sell food beyond their best before date. They usually withdraw it, even if a customer wants it.
If it says January then it is a month out of date. If no preservatives or additives then the Jelly would have a short shelf life.
Phone Tescos and report what happened. They will probably offer some compensation of about £20 for your trouble. However get on line and complain. Keep the product for return if you have your receipt even better. But there is no way now if you did not take your child to the infirmary to be checked that the food poisoning could be proved.

Be polite and let them advise you. They will act in good will towards you.

BBQ141

Zandoni wrote: »

Wow, you are a doctor too.

photome wrote: »

We are way past this sort of sensible post.

Apologies, I had posted before I had read the rest of the scrap. I was going to jump in and suggest the OP was after nothing more than compensation because of the coincidental vomiting and jelly that is past it's best before date.

Zandoni

BBQ141 wrote: »

Apologies, I had posted before I had read the rest of the scrap. I was going to jump in and suggest the OP was after nothing more than compensation because of the coincidental vomiting and jelly that is past it's best before date.

The usual response from this place, suggest it's all about compensation.