An undercover investigation by BBC Watchdog Live reveals poor hygiene standards at supermarket giant Asda’s home delivery service.
Watchdog’s reporter was given no training on keeping delivery crates and vans clean.
The reporter witnessed spillages, but was told by senior drivers that there was no need to clear it up during the delivery round.
Asda says it has a “clean as you go” policy and staff get full training.
Both Asda employees and customers have contacted the consumer programme with allegations about the cleanliness of the store’s delivery crates.
One driver told the programme: “There’s no cleaning process in place. The crates are used over and over again, even after spillages. Most, if not all, are dirty, from food, and things like smashed eggs.”
Another driver told the programme they are so concerned about poor hygiene, they are worried about their own family eating food from the crates.
Asda said the findings were “isolated examples and the opinion of individual colleagues”.