Offending items were discovered at two Tesco Express stores – one in Carr’s Lane and the other at 175 Linden Road – and another at a Tesco<\/strong> Metro in Bristol Road South.<\/p>\n Tesco said it was “disappointed” that out-of-date products had made it on to the shelves, saying it took “immediate action” to resolve the issues.<\/p>\n It also said it has “robust procedures” in place to prevent it from happening again.<\/p>\n The company was handed the fine by a judge at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was ordered to pay prosecution costs of £95,500. It also had to pay a £170 victim surcharge.<\/p>\n Date-checking at Tesco stores is now externally approved by Hertfordshire County Council, as the company’s head office is located in that local authority’s area.<\/p>\n A Tesco spokesperson said: “We’re disappointed that a small number of out-of-date products were found on sale in three stores in 2016\/17.<\/p>\n “The safety of our customers is always our priority and these incidents are not representative of the high standards of safety and quality we expect in Tesco stores.<\/p>\n “We took immediate action to address this at the time and we want to reassure our customers that we have robust procedures in place to make sure that this doesn’t happen.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/21\/03\/768x432\/skynews-tesco-supermarket_5298874.jpg\")
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