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Tesco's Record on Food Safety Violations »
Fined for selling out-of-date food
January 23, 2008 | BBC News
"The various items of food purchased from Tesco had the potential to cause serious harm to anyone who consumed them."
Caught extending use-by dates
May 23, 2007 | The Telegraph
"At Tesco, the use-by date on a batch of lamb was illegally extended by six days, food safety records were falsified, and an employee cut her nails using food scissors, it was claimed."
Glass in Tesco tortillas
December 01, 2006 | Food Standards Agency (UK)
“Tesco Stores Ltd has recalled its own-brand Healthy Living Plain Tortilla Wraps because of the possible presence of small glass fragments.”
Tesco's Record on the Environment »
California judge: Tesco distribution center noncompliant with environmental law
December 06, 2007 | Retail Week
"Another potential headache for Fresh & Easy is the legal challenges. In particular, Tesco must contend with a court ruling concerning the environmental impact of the construction of its Riverside distribution centre...a Riverside district judge ruled that the centre did not comply with the state's environmental planning legislation."
True impact of Tesco on environment as much as 12 times more than it claims
September 09, 2007 | The Observer
"Tesco's recent attempt to present itself as a force for environmental good appears to be backfiring, as evidence emerges that Britain's biggest retailer has severely underestimated its true contribution to climate change. Christian Aid believes that the true impact Tesco has on the environment could be as much as 12 times higher than the level the supermarket admits to."
Tesco accused of hypocrisy over carbon footprint
September 05, 2007 | The Telegraph
"Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, is sending CDs and DVDs on a round journey of almost 1,400 miles in order to exploit a tax loophole that allows customers to avoid paying VAT. The disclosure is likely to spark allegations of hypocrisy - last year Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy unveiled a "green plan" and pledged to reduce the retailer's carbon footprint."
Tesco's Impact on Communities »
Tesco caught selling alcohol to minors
December 17, 2007 | TalkingRetail.com
"Sussex Police is taking its case to a local authority licensing panel after staff at a Worthing-based Tesco Express sold booze to under-18s. Colleagues at two Tesco Express branches in Crawley also fell foul of a police-driven alcohol test purchase campaign."
Member of Parliament calls Tesco chief exec. "Godfather of British binge drinking"
December 06, 2007 | BBC News
"Mr. Grogan's comments came as MPs debated the health consequences of the availability of cheap alcohol...And he claimed the supermarket giants carried on the practice of selling alcohol below cost price 'all the time'...'We are talking about selling alcohol below the cost of water.'"
Tesco sold a pole-dancing toy
October 24, 2006 | Daily Mail
"Tesco has been forced to remove a pole-dancing kit from the toys and games section of its website after it was accused of 'destroying children's innocence'."
Tesco's Business Practices »
Tesco turns back on government health labels program
April 26, 2008 | BBC News
"Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket, is turning its back on traffic-light food labels which indicate sugar, salt and fat in products, it has announced." Tesco is insisting on using its own labeling system.
Fined for misleading shoppers
February 14, 2008 | Reuters
"Hungary's competition watchdog GVH has fined the Hungarian unit of British supermarket chain Tesco 100 million forints ($546,200) for misleading consumers in its advertisements last year, GVH said on Thursday."
Factory workers in Asia supplying Tesco stores struggle to provide for their families
July 16, 2007 | The Guardian
"But last month, employees of factories supplying clothes to all three retailers told the Guardian that their wages were so low that, despite working up to 84-hour weeks, they struggled to provide for their families. Many claimed they were regularly forced to work 12-hour days, and that working through the night to finish an order was not uncommon."
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