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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Japanese convenience stores stop selling fresh food after staff caught falsifying expiry dates

A Japanese convenience store chain has suspended sales of all deli items at about 1,600 stores after discovering expiry dates were falsified on in-house prepared foods.

Workers at 23 Ministop stores in seven prefectures either delayed labelling by up to two hours or replaced stickers with false dates.

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