Overview

• Cardiff Magistrates Court fined Asda £657,115 for selling 115 expired food items at its Leckwith and Pentwyn stores.
• Trading Standards officers discovered high-risk meat and dairy items up to two weeks past their use-by dates during four inspections in 2024.
• Judge Charlotte Murphy accepted that Asda had controls in place but deemed them insufficient and classified the public health risk as low.
• Since November 2024, Asda has introduced daily checks for short-life products, twice-weekly checks for long-life items and comprehensive staff training.
• The retailer reports no further out-of-date food sales following the implementation of its enhanced monitoring processes.