<Anchor> It
's friendly economy time.
Reporter Han Ji-yeon is also here today (the 4th).
Now, social distancing has been virtually lifted.
Has it been released?
if it's the case these days.
You say there are still a lot of people shopping online?
<Reporter>
Yes, it seems that the habit of shopping online during the corona virus remains. In the first half of this year, the amount of online food transaction exceeded 17.7 trillion won, up 16.6% from last year.
Due to the non-face-to-face corona virus, the online food market grew from 17 trillion won in 2019 to 31 trillion won last year, and is expected to exceed 35 trillion won this year.
The e-commerce market has slowed down a bit as the social distancing is over, but only fresh food does not seem to be on the move.
If I place an order now, how long does it take to ship?
As the logistics infrastructure is in place, quick commerce such as same-day delivery and one-hour delivery is evolving beyond next-day delivery.
As the utility of online shopping becomes greater, it is attracting new demand as well as the so-called 'lock-in effect' that holds original customers tight.
<Anchor>
But now, when shopping online, some of you must have been a little worried because it is not easy to see the expiration date of these fresh products such as milk or tofu at a glance.
<Reporter>
Yes,
So, in my case, I also left a request for delivery to bring the most recent one, but from next year, you don't have to worry about this.
It is now possible to easily check the expiration date of fresh foods on the online sales screen.
Originally, the date of manufacture and expiration date must be marked, but it hasn't been kept well until now, has it?
You've probably seen it a lot when it's displayed on the sales screen in the form of 'refer to the actual product' or 'show separately'.
In fact, when I looked up the sales screen for bean sprouts, on the expiration date, there were even phrases such as “It is difficult to inform in advance” or “Recommended to consume as soon as possible”.
This is because fresh food is often in stock every day, so it is difficult to constantly edit the sales screen each time.
The Fair Trade Commission's revised notice requires that information on the manufacturing date or expiration date be communicated in an indirect way.
<Anchor>
One of the things that got a little attention during the story is that you should do it in an indirect way.
But what do you mean by this indirect method?
<Reporter>
Yes, I gave room for flexibility so that I don't have to change the date on the sales screen every day, but there are places that still use this method.
For example, the expiry date arrives based on the date of shipment or receipt, such as 'Only products with more than a few days of shelf life remaining from the date of shipment are sold' or 'Only products manufactured within a few days from the date of receipt of consumer orders are sold' You can indirectly indicate that you haven't.
In addition, it was allowed to display according to the stock status, such as 'We will send out products with an expiration date from a few months to a few days'.
This will reduce the burden on businesses who have given up labeling altogether, and from the consumer's point of view, it seems that the expiration date is not imminent.
<Anchor>
And the information display for children's products is a little bigger and stronger than now?
<Reporter>
Yes, it is children's products that can only be sold with certification.
In the meantime, online sales did not specify the labeling method related to the certification permission, so it was difficult to determine whether the product was illegal or not.
In fact, when I looked at the toy sales screen, there were many cases where the verification number was significantly smaller than other information or it was difficult to read the contents of the safety confirmation report.
So, the idea is to make it possible to check information related to consumer safety more clearly. From next year, the 'certification permit number' has been clearly displayed in an easy-to-recognize size.
In addition, when only the certificate image file is posted, a separate underline or border is displayed on the certification permission number and the resolution is also increased.