M&S, Aldi and Lidl suspend buying from chicken plant that fiddles kill dates

Food Standards Agency, Tesco and Sainsbury's investigate 2 Sisters Food Group plant after Guardian/ITV News story

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Marks & Spencer, Aldi and Lidl have suspended buying chicken from 2 Sisters Food Group's West Bromwich plant following a Guardian and ITV News investigation that found evidence it had tampered with food safety records.

The moves came as the Food Standards Agency said its inspectors had audited the site on Thursday, as it announced its own investigation on the back of the Guardian's and ITV's evidence of potential regulatory breaches at the chicken processor. The regulator also urged "anyone with information for this investigation" to make contact.