Use by date still on shelf?
Johnjones7656
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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!
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!
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Will probably result in a visit from hygiene as its illegal to sell past use by date.0
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what was the item0
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It was bread!0
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So you took a picture and emailed it to the manager?
Did you think it might have been a better idea to actually talk to the staff at the time?
How much were you looking forward r to contact get your r distress?0 -
I did look around for someone to talk to but there wasn’t really anyone that I thought would be interested!0
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You told them. They've apologised and rectified the situation.
What more do you want/expect?0 -
Bread usually has a Best Before date rather than Use By date, and it is not illegal to sell items past the Best Before date.0
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"I took a picture and emailed them" Really?0
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Johnjones7656 wrote: »It was bread!
Best before not sell by0 -
On the odd occasion where I've mentioned something like that to the staff in Aldi, they move very fast to get it off the shelf.Johnjones7656 wrote: »I did look around for someone to talk to but there wasn’t really anyone that I thought would be interested!
I once found something in an Iceland chiller that was 6 months out of date, the manager literally ran to sort it out!Stompa0
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