Asda has been fined £500,000 for selling out-of-date food in one of its UK supermarket stores. Some of the items found in its Barnsley branch in 2024 were more than two weeks out of date, including tubs of hummus that were 16 days past their sell-by. Pizzas and curries were also found to be out of date, following an investigation by the Barnsley Council Trading Standards team. Asda pleaded guilty to five offences under the Food Safety Act and was ordered to pay £507,767 in fines and costs on