UK supermarket retailer Sainsbury’s has denied breaching food safety regulations by offering food for sale after it had past its use-by date at one of its stores in Central London.
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The prosecution, brought by Westminster City Council, alleges ten counts of breaching food labelling regulations at the Sainsbury’s store in Buckingham Palace Road.
One of the ten alleged breaches came to light after a customer complained that a packet of paté had been some 31 days past its use-by date. The other nine instances, which related to products such as Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Buttons dessert and Sainsbury’s sandwiches, were revealed after a visit by council environmental health officers.
The case has been adjourned until a case management hearing on 7 November which will be followed by a trial between 21 January and 25 January.
After the preliminary hearing, a Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “We have pleaded not guilty and will be defending our position robustly. We have strict checking procedures in place at all our stores to ensure that stock is removed from the shelf before the end of its life.”
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