[3][5] It originally included food that had past its use-by-date, but since 2017 it has said it no longer does so in preparing meals for the public.
[6] The first Real Junk Food Project cafe was started in Armley, Leeds, in December 2013 by Sam Joseph, Conor Walsh and Adam Smith.
[5][12] During an inspection of its Leeds warehouse by West Yorkshire Trading Standards, 444 out-of-date items were found.
[14] The project was at risk of prosecution for infringing the Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations while serving produce past their expiration date.
[17] The Project said it would "no longer provide food past its use-by date to the public.