Overview
- Barnsley Magistrates Court ordered Asda to pay £507,767 on January 29 after the retailer admitted five Food Safety Act offences.
- Trading Standards found pizzas, curries and hummus up to 16 days past their use-by dates during 2024 inspections at the Old Mill Lane store.
- Officers seized all expired goods discovered and told the store to expect further visits to verify compliance.
- Asda says it has introduced a new date-code checking process across every store, with staff retraining and increased audits to prevent recurrence.
- Barnsley officials highlighted the roughly £100,000-per-offence penalty as a clear deterrent to future food safety breaches.