ASDA makes major change in ALL its supermarkets after being slapped with £500,000 fine.

ASDA has been forced into a huge shake-up after being slapped with a £500,000 fine for selling out-of-date food in one of its UK supermarkets.

It is illegal for shops to sell food that has passed its expiry date. However, food can legally be sold past its “best-before” date provided it is still of good quality.

The grocery giant pleaded guilty to five offences under the Food Safety Act and was ordered to pay £507,767 in fines and costs on January 29 2026. Last July, it was forced to pay £640,000 after up to 115 expired food items were found at branches in Leckwith and Pentwyn. It was hit with another £130,000 fine last September after offences at its Huyton branch near Liverpool.

It has been reported that the chain has confirmed it has a new procedure.

An ASDA Spokesperson said “In the time since these products were found, we have introduced a new date code checking process in every Asda store to ensure the freshest products are always available for customers to buy. We are disappointed that some out-of-date products were found on sale at our Barnsley store in 2024. This fell short of the standards our customers rightly expect and that we hold ourselves to.”