Esda Its two stores have been fined £ 640,000 for selling out-of-date food. CardiffWales.
Trading Standards officials discovered 115 expired items, more than two weeks Before their use dateLockwith and Pentwyn in branches.
Supermarket Food safety officials faced four allegations after several visits in 2024. 36 during an inspection at Lakewith Store on 17 January, 36 Dated items It was found, including five tubs of the spicy Mayo Dip which ended seven days ago.
On March 25, 25 old items were found on the journey of Pentwin Store at Cardiff Gate Retail Park, while a month later, another journey of the store found 48 items, including some which were 12 days.
On May 8, the second visit to the Leckwith Store found another six dated items.
ASDA was fined £ 640,000 and ordered to pay £ 15,115 and £ 2,000 overload at the cost.
ASDA said that the prosecution belongs to Food security Last year Breach, when a different date code check process was in use.
An update process that was from 24 November included daily manual checks on all short-life products and twice-weekly checks on every long life product.
A spokesperson of the ASDA said: “We regret that last year, out-of-date food was found for sale in our two cardif stores and admit that our general high standards were not retained.
“Since then, we have introduced a new date code checking process in all our stores, allowing every short-life product daily so that customers can always buy fresh products.”
