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Food safety enforcement: why ‘proportionate’ often feels like Russian roulette
By Tom McNeill2026-05-01T07:06:00
Recent high-profile prosecutions show that the line between minor infringement and criminal liability is thinner than many retailers realise, says Tom McNeill, specialist food safety lawyer at BCL Solicitors
Earlier this year, another supermarket found itself in the dock for food safety offences: Asda was ordered to pay more than £500,000 for repeatedly displaying out-of-date items at one of its stores in South Yorkshire.
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