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Booths caught up in case of potential food fraud
Posted on - 13th March, 2023 - 7:00am | Author - Kate Rosindale | Posted in - Business, Crime, Food & Drink, Preston News, Ribbleton
Booths has been caught up in a case of potential food fraud.
The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) is investigating how the Preston-headquartered chain was supplied with products labelled as British, when they were in fact from South America and Europe.
The food business that supplied the pre-packed sliced meats and deli products is under investigation, while Booths is not.
The BBC reports that Booths said it removed all relevant products from sale and ceased trading with the supplier as soon as it was made aware of the potential issues in 2021.
The chain has been co-operating with and supporting the work of the NFCU for the past 18 months.
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