Tesco's selling food that is about to run out

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Hi all,
This sounds petty but it's getting very frustrating as of recent.
I only realized this after i bought some wraps and then noticed they were moldy 2 days later, then saw the use by date was well gone, basically the day i bought them.
Now i have started looking more at the dates before buying food, my local Tesco's is selling most of their food which is around 2 days until past Use by date (not best before).
This very frustrating as its basically impossible to shop for a week as your food gone off within 3-4 days easily. Is this some kind of ploy by Tesco's to ditch old stock or is this even Legal too?
Secondly the food waste is insane, as you have moldy food sometimes 4 days after buying it so have to ditch.
be interested to hear thoughts and what to do if anything.
This sounds petty but it's getting very frustrating as of recent.
I only realized this after i bought some wraps and then noticed they were moldy 2 days later, then saw the use by date was well gone, basically the day i bought them.
Now i have started looking more at the dates before buying food, my local Tesco's is selling most of their food which is around 2 days until past Use by date (not best before).
This very frustrating as its basically impossible to shop for a week as your food gone off within 3-4 days easily. Is this some kind of ploy by Tesco's to ditch old stock or is this even Legal too?
Secondly the food waste is insane, as you have moldy food sometimes 4 days after buying it so have to ditch.
be interested to hear thoughts and what to do if anything.
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All you can do is choose an alternative retailer (maybe less convenient or a higher price), choose different products or use a freezer if you're intent on shopping for a week
OP said:
"my local Tesco's is selling most of their food which is around 2 days until past Use by date" (I'm struggling to quote)
So it's not actually out of date when purchased, so of course it is legal.
Always look at the date on the packaging. I chose items from the back of the shelf if possible.
Cheapie shops which sell OOD products clearly mark the shelf so that you know the item is OOD, and probably greatly reduced in price. And I am talking about tinned/ packet/ jars of food or sauces not perishable items.
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I don't get the point of "secondly the food waste is insane"; it's not going to get better if Tesco pull the food from being sold whilst it is still in date.
I fail regularly at this but i actually think people could do better, I automatically go to the back to get long lasting/fresher food but if you know you're eating something that or the next day then you really should pick from the front to use it up.