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Tesco apologises for selling bags of British carrots labelled ‘Grown in Spain’

British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer Tesco has apologised for misleading customers after a bag of fresh carrots with the label "British" were incorrectly marked with a "Grown in Spain" sticker.

'British carrots', also carrying a 'grown in Spain' sticker
/ Image: Twitter/Rhys Llwydfaen

The supermarket chain has apologised for any confusion caused after a user on social media shared an image of the mislabelled product. Rhys Llwydfaen posted a picture of the bag of carrots clearly labelled “British carrots” in block capital letters, accompanied by a Union Jag flag below.

Source: express.co.uk

Publication date: Wed 23 Dec 2020

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