The so-called expiry food is the food that is about to expire.
The reporter found that not only many supermarkets have specially set up shelves for the sale of expiring food, but also many stores that specialize in selling expiring food.
Expired food is cheap and not the same as expired food
This is a supermarket located in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, which sells food products that are about to expire. It covers an area of about 200 square meters and displays hundreds of kinds of food, including beverages, instant noodles, cakes, seasonings, etc. Discounted prices are marked on prominent labels, and some have specific expiration dates on the food.
Consumer: At the beginning, I still had the mentality of trying. After several visits, I found that as long as it is eaten within the shelf life, there is no problem with the quality, mainly because it is cheap.
These expiring foods look no different from those sold in ordinary supermarkets.
Wang Qing, the person in charge of the supermarket: Generally, our source of goods mainly comes from the final goods from manufacturers. We have to receive large quantities of late goods, so we have an advantage in price. Of course, when we sell it in the store, it is 40 to 50% lower than that of normal merchants. .
There are mostly first- and second-tier brands on the counter, so consumers can eat them with confidence, and big brands are more trustworthy.
Zhu Yi, associate professor at the School of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University: Expired food is not the same as expired food. As long as it is properly stored within the shelf life, the safety is guaranteed and you can buy it with confidence.
In view of the particularity of the food that is about to expire, local market supervision departments will also conduct regular supervision and inspection.
Liu Jing, a law enforcement officer of the Market Supervision Bureau of Jiangyang District, Luzhou City: As a market supervision and management department, we will increase the supervision and inspection of the sales of temporary food, to supervise and supervise the operators, and to be able to correctly regulate the sales of temporary food. Consumers can buy with confidence and eat with peace of mind.
Up to 10% off some products for online sales of expiring food
Experts said that the purchase of expiring food is affordable on the one hand, and it also reflects the concept of environmental protection and anti-food waste.
In fact, not only are there more and more stores and supermarkets selling expired food offline, but there are also many businesses selling expired food online.
Entering temporary food as a keyword on several major domestic e-commerce platforms, you can search for a large number of related stores. The temporary food sold involves milk powder, puffed food, biscuits, beverages, etc. The low price is the main promotion of these stores. the key of.
The website of the store, which sells expiring food, shows that monthly sales exceed 20,000.
The reporter noticed that in the live broadcast rooms of some short video content community platforms, there are also many special food sales. The food introduced by the anchor in the live video is generally five to six months away from the shelf life, and most of the nominal prices are the original prices. 20% off or even 10% off, such an affordable price has indeed attracted many consumers to place orders.
Rational purchase of expiring food to avoid "probation" becoming "expired"
Such an attractive price has also attracted many consumers to buy.
However, experts and market supervision departments also reminded that the purchase of expiring food should be rational, and avoid hoarding goods for cheap, and expiring food will become expired food.
Zhu Yi, an associate professor at the School of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University: You can't hoard goods just because they are cheap, and hoard them until they expire.
Brands that you have never heard of, packaged and self-packaged, not easy to preserve, not eaten right away, and not so much from a health perspective, then buy with caution or not.
Liu Jing, a law enforcement officer from the Market Supervision Bureau of Jiangyang District, Luzhou City: After buying the expiring products, they must be consumed within the shelf life. To discard, do not eat.
When consumers choose temporary food, they should choose a regular store, check the operator's business license and business license and other qualifications, and buy from regular channels.
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