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19-04-2021, 06:41 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/19/tesco-fined-756m-for-selling-out-of-date-food-in-birmingham-stores
[Tesco has been fined £7.56m by a judge
for selling out of date food at
three of its Birmingham stores.
The supermarket chain was handed the
penalty by a judge at Birmingham
magistrates court on Monday and
ordered to pay prosecution costs
of £95,500, Birmingham city council said.
It was also ordered to pay a £170 victim surcharge.
The fine was handed down after
Tesco admitted 22 breaches of the food
safety and hygiene regulations between 2016 and 2017.]
[Tesco said it was “disappointed” that
out of date products got on to the shelves,
adding that it took “immediate action” to
rectify the problems and had
“robust procedures” in place to
ensure there is no repeat.]
Typical.
[Tesco has been fined £7.56m by a judge
for selling out of date food at
three of its Birmingham stores.
The supermarket chain was handed the
penalty by a judge at Birmingham
magistrates court on Monday and
ordered to pay prosecution costs
of £95,500, Birmingham city council said.
It was also ordered to pay a £170 victim surcharge.
The fine was handed down after
Tesco admitted 22 breaches of the food
safety and hygiene regulations between 2016 and 2017.]
[Tesco said it was “disappointed” that
out of date products got on to the shelves,
adding that it took “immediate action” to
rectify the problems and had
“robust procedures” in place to
ensure there is no repeat.]
Typical.