Use by date still on shelf?

Whalie

If I see an item out of date then I look to find a store worker and inform them and leave it at that. Things happen. Unless there is a shelf full of out of date goods I don’t see a problem.

DCFC79

Johnjones7656 wrote: »

I did look around for someone to talk to but there wasn’t really anyone that I thought would be interested!

So no 1 on another department ?

Money_maker

Must have been Mr T's then. None of the staff are paid enough or trained well enough to be interested.

DCFC79

Johnjones7656 wrote: »

Hi there
I was in a large supermarket and they had a product on the shelf where the use by date was yesterday. I took a picture and emailed them. They’ve just emailed me back saying sorry and the manager has now been made aware. Isn’t this a criminal offence to sell food past the use by date? Could I take this further? I’m not sure what I was expecting but they don’t seem to be that bothered!

Im getting some deja vu with the thread about the out of date milk on the shelf.

touch*my*food*feel*myfork

also having left it on the shelf someone may have purchased it and now has it at home and not noticed the date

Pollycat

stripeyfox wrote: »

You told them. They've apologised and rectified the situation.

What more do you want/expect?

The poster is this thread wanted someone sacked:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6049596/sainsburys-selling-expired-milk

20aday

It does happen from time to time. My personal favourite? When people are looking for the better date, even if all of the stock has the same Best Before date, and they chuck them somewhere obscure because they think we have internal crystal balls :rotfl:

Ergates

Johnjones7656 wrote: »

Hi there
I was in a large supermarket and they had a product on the shelf where the use by date was yesterday. I took a picture and emailed them. They’ve just emailed me back saying sorry and the manager has now been made aware. Isn’t this a criminal offence to sell food past the use by date? Could I take this further? I’m not sure what I was expecting but they don’t seem to be that bothered!

Bread doesn't get a use by date, it gets a best before date. Eating bread past it's best before date won't hurt you, it might just be a bit stale.

Selling food past it's best before date isn't illegal.

Even *if* it *had* been a use-by date, having food on the shelf past it's use by date isn't the same as selling it.

What more do you suggest they could have done, other than removing the item?

tastyhog

Johnjones7656 wrote: »

Hi there
I was in a large supermarket and they had a product on the shelf where the use by date was yesterday. I took a picture and emailed them. They’ve just emailed me back saying sorry and the manager has now been made aware. Isn’t this a criminal offence to sell food past the use by date? Could I take this further? I’m not sure what I was expecting but they don’t seem to be that bothered!

Take it further? It was some stale bread, !!!!!!, I keep bread for a week or more past its date.

Barny1979

tastyhog wrote: »

Take it further? It was some stale bread, !!!!!!, I keep bread for a week or more past its date.

I hope you eat it whilst having a Compo Expression on your face and consider suing yourself for the distress and upset you've caused yourself.