From moldy grapes to children’s meals, we can show all of the 67 obsolete items Tesco has sold to customers in Birmingham.
The supermarket was fined £ 7.5 million today after inspectors discovered dozens of expired products in three city shops, all of which had expired.
District Judge Shamim Qureshi slammed the chain after Birmingham City Council accused the retail giant of “playing Russian roulette” with customers in an attempt to avoid prosecution and get the agency to “overcome every hurdle.”
The judge called Tesco Stores Ltd’s admission to 22 food safety and hygiene charges “the most reluctant admission of guilt in legal history”.
The company was tried in the Birmingham Magistrates’ Court, where it was fined a total of £ 7,560,000 and sentenced to pay £ 95,500 in law enforcement costs and a victim surcharge of £ 170.
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In response, a Tesco spokesperson said: “We are disappointed that a small number of obsolete products were offered for sale in three stores in 2016/17. The safety of our customers is always a priority and these incidents are not representative of that.” We expect high security and quality standards in Tesco branches.
“We took immediate action to remedy this and we want to reassure our customers that we have robust procedures in place to ensure this doesn’t happen.”
Scroll through the full list of deprecated items below.
Tesco Extra, Linden Road, Bournville – Inspected April 12, 2016
Tesco Express on Linden Road in Bournville
9x Pizza Express classic Giuseppe pizza – use until 04.11.16
5x Pizza Express Margherita Pizza – 04.11.16
Pizza Squeeze the original dough balls with garlic butter dip – 04.09.16
4x Pizza Express dough balls with garlic butter dip – 04.08.16
Tesco carrot and coriander soup – 26.3.16
Tesco British Pork Belly Slices – 10/4/16
3x British pork belly slices – 04.11.16
Tesco Potato Salad – 9/4/16
2x Cadbury Layers of Joy Chocolate Trifle 2-Pack – 04.10.16
2x Tesco milk with strawberry flavor – 11/04/2016
Former Tesco Metro, Bristol Road South, Rubery – Inspected June 1st 2017
The former Tesco Metro in Rubery
8x Ginsters original Cornish Pasties – use until May 20th, 2017
Ginsters original Cornish Pasty – 21/5/17
11x Ginsters original Cornish Pasties – 31/5/17
Tesco pink coleslaw – 23/5/17
Tesco two Scottish eggs – 28/5/17
Tesco Quiche Lorraine – 5/29/17
Little Dish Chicken and Vegetable Risotto – 5/30/17
Little Dish Pasta Bolognese – 31.5.17
Tesco Express, Carr’s Lane, Birmingham City Center – Inspected June 2nd 2017
Tesco Express on Carr’s Lane in Birmingham city center
9x Tesco Falafel and Humous Wraps – Use until January 6th, 2017
2x Tesco Berry Medley – 1/6/17
Tesco grapes and strawberries – 30/5/17
Tesco grapes and strawberries – 31/5/17