Shoppers spotted toothpaste being sold for £10 a tube as MPs grilled supermarket bosses over rising profits. The 75ml tube of Colgate Max White Ultra whitening paste was for sale in Tesco in Sheldon, Birmingham, for £10.
The same store had a one litre bottle of Filippo Berio olive oil on sale for £10.40. Supermarket bosses faced a grilling from MPs on Tuesday over why profits have been growing, amid soaring food costs.
Food inflation was down to 14.6% last month - from 15.4% recorded by the British Retail Consortium in April. But fresh food prices have soared.
