Appeal against conviction for selling food after sell by date. Judges: Kennedy LJ Citations: [1999] EWHC Admin 318 Links: Bailii Statutes: Food Safety Act 1990 16(1)(e), Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (1996 No. 1499) 44 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v Nattrass HL 31-Mar-1971 Identification of Company’s Directing MindIn a prosecution … Continue reading Lincolnshire County Council v Safeway Stores Plc: Admn 19 Apr 1999

The company had been found with frozen meat which had passed the labelled ‘Use by’ date. The magistrates dismissed charges, conclusing that, since they were all frozen at the time of the inspection, they were not then highly perishable and so did not require a ‘use by’ date under the regulations. Therefore no offence was … Continue reading Torfaen County Borough Council v Douglas Willis Ltd: Admn 20 Feb 2012

The Council’s officers visited the company’s premises, and after finding there packages of frozen meat whose use date had expired, pursued 23 charges under the 1990 Act and the Regulations. The justices had accepted the company’s argument that the prosecution had to prove that at the date of the alleged offence the food was highly … Continue reading Torfaen County Borough Council v Douglas Willis Ltd: SC 31 Jul 2013