Asda fined £657,000 for selling out-of-date food

ASDA has been ordered to pay a total of £657,115 after the supermarket chain pleaded guilty to selling more than 100 out-of-date items across two different stores in Cardiff.

- BRYANA FRANCIS

The charges related to the Asda stores in Leckwith Road, Canton, and Pentwyn, and included high-risk items like meat and dairy.

Lee Reynolds, representing Cardiff council, told Cardiff Magistrates' Court that on January 17, 2024, and May 8, 2024, out-of-date food items were found at Asda in Leckwith Road.

On the initial visit, the oldest item was seven days past its 'best before' date. On the second visit in May, six items were past their use-by dates.

It was after the first visit to the Leckwith store that Cardiff council received a complaint from a member of the public regarding out-of-date food in the Pentwyn store.

On March 25 and April 24, out-of-date food items were found in the Asda in Pontprennau, Pentwyn. In the initial visit, they found 25 out-of-date items, including 11 that were 15 days past their 'best before' dates.