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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge and Sarah Butler

Investigation reveals UK’s freshest and least fresh online groceries

Two Sainsbury’s delivery vans parked outside a supermarket with a sunset sky behind them
Groceries delivered by Sainsbury’s were found to have the shortest average shelf life, at 9.7 days. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

From out-of-date frankfurters to bashed brie, online food shopping can be a lottery, especially when it comes to the groceries’ shelf life, according to an investigation by the consumer group Which?.

Groceries delivered by Sainsbury’s were found to have the shortest average time left before their use-by dates, according to the items received by a team of 12 mystery shoppers located around the UK.

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