Man claims Hougang supermarket 'deliberately' sold expired meat, operator says it has reinforced protocols
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A shopper browsing the aisles of a Prime Supermarket outlet in Hougang apparently found meat products two days past their expiry date still on the shelf. Taking to Facebook page Complaint Singapore on Jan 22, the shopper surnamed Ho said the use-by dateMan claims Hougang supermarket 'deliberately' sold expired meat, operator says it has reinforced protocols
A shopper browsing the aisles of a Prime Supermarket outlet in Hougang apparently found meat products two days past their expiry date still on the shelf. Taking to Facebook page Complaint Singapore on Jan 22, the shopper surnamed Ho said the use-by date for a pack of marinated meat had been supposedly obscured by a sticker label. A photo he shared showed the price tag on a pack of meat slightly peeled back to reveal that the expiry date was Jan 19. Ho told local media he took the photo on the evening of Jan 21 at Hougang Street 11. In his Facebook post, he claimed that the expiry date of other products on sale were similarly concealed. «All three 'reduced to clear' packages on the shelf had the same issue, with their expiry dates deliberately covered by stickers which appears to not be accidental,» Ho wrote. He urged shoppers to check the expiry dates of items before purchase. Prime Supermarket told AsiaOne that its priority for markdown items is to «clear all stock prior to expiry and remove items from shelves in accordance with food safety requirements». Read more
