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More than half of adults have unknowingly bought out of date food at a supermarket, it has been revealed. The research comes after supermarkets faced fines, including Asda , which had a £640,000 penalty for selling out-of-date food at two Cardiff stores.

Half (49 per cent) said food goes off before they can use it, 33 per cent forget it’s in the fridge, 25 per cent don’t check use-by dates and 20 per cent misjudge portion sizes.

51 per cent unknowingly buy items that are already out of date, while 75 per cent feel clearer labelling would help this waste, the research found. 71 per cent, meanwhile, think supermarkets should do more to cut down on food waste.

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