'New' potatoes could be seven months old

An investigation by South Ayrshire Council has revealed that some 'new potatoes' that were on the shelves of supermarkets were actually up to seven months old. The investigation was prompted by a concerned shopper, who stumbled across British 'new potatoes' at a time of year when there was no chance that the potatoes were newly out of the ground.

So what was going on, and how can we have any faith that 'new potatoes' aren't elderly?
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