Birmingham Live reports.Birmingham City Council, which had accused the firm of 'playing Russian roulette' with the health of customers, released a photograph of the pot of grapes.They declared the huge fine against 'one of the UK's biggest supermarket retailers' should act as a 'warning' to others about displaying out of date food.Mark Croxford, head of environmental health at the council, said: "Supermarkets have a duty of care to ensure the food and drink they display for sale are in date and therefore safe to consume – however visits by our officers and the public complaints show this is not always the case.
The purpose of the use-by date is to protect the health of the consumer."The manufactures put the date on their products to.
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