What problems should be paid attention to when buying temporary food

  "Coke and Fanta set 9.5 yuan / 2 bottles 28 yuan / piece, until December 16, 2021; C'estbon 16.5 yuan / piece, until September 18, 2021..." This is a temporary food in Wenjiang, Chengdu Part of the discount information posted by the warehouse at the entrance of the store, the above describes the unit price and shelf life of the product.

  Temporary food is also called big-date food or tailed goods in the industry. Because the shelf life is approaching, merchants usually sell them at a discount.

The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Deepening Reform and Strengthening Food Safety Work" pointed out that relevant departments should urge enterprises to strictly implement the purchase inspection record system and shelf life labeling regulations, and strictly check the refurbished sales of impending and expired foods.

  Various localities have made corresponding regulations for the definition of impending food.

For example, the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce’s regulations on temporary foods are divided into: if the shelf life of food is more than 1 year, 45 days before the expiry date; if the shelf life is more than half a year but less than 1 year, 20 days before the expiry date; and the shelf life is more than 90 days but less than half a year If the expiry date is 15 days before the expiry date; if the shelf life is more than 30 days but less than 90 days, the expiry date is 10 days before the expiry date, etc.

  A reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily visited 3 temporary food warehouses and found that these food warehouses mainly sell snacks such as potato chips, biscuits, and spicy bars, as well as nuts, drinks, and instant noodles, sesame paste, and self-heating hot pot. Food, some food warehouses also sell milk powder, condiments and daily chemicals.

Most of the goods in the warehouse are still 1-3 months away from the shelf life, and some products have a shelf life of more than half a year. Generally, the greater the price discount, the shorter the food shelf life.

  Recently, a temporary food warehouse in Chengdu called "1992 Food Discount Warehouse" has become very popular on the local channels of various Internet platforms.

When you walk into the door of this food warehouse, you can see a slogan posted by the store saying "The shelf life of the food is limited, please eat as soon as possible when you go home."

Each commodity on the shelf in the warehouse is marked with information such as name, unit price, and shelf life.

Although it is a working day, there are still many young people pushing shopping carts and shuttles between the shelves here.

  Zhong Hongyu works in Chongzhou City, not far from Wenjiang District.

Some time ago, she and her colleagues posted a short video of this temporary food warehouse on Douyin.

The discounted price of impending food is the main reason to attract Zhong Hongyu.

While pushing the shopping cart, she took pictures of the shelves and sent them to colleagues to help them purchase.

Asked if she was worried about the short shelf life of the food, she pointed to the half-full shopping cart and said, "Our office colleagues eat snacks very quickly. This point (snacks) is gone in about 3 days."

  Ms. Zhao is a regular customer here, and her first purchase was not long after the food warehouse opened at the beginning of this year.

At that time, there were not as many types of goods in the warehouse as there are now, piles of cardboard boxes were placed, which looked more like a warehouse; now with shelves, it feels like a supermarket.

  Ms. Zhao spends about 100 yuan to 200 yuan each time, mainly snacks and drinks, and the most purchase is mineral water.

Ms. Zhao said that price concessions are the biggest selling point of temporary food.

"There are six or seven people in our family, and the cost of eating is relatively high. The price of (commodity) here is cheap, and within the warranty period, our family can basically finish eating (before the expiration date)."

  Ms. Zhao also said that because the quantity of food purchased each time is not fixed, the frequency of purchase fluctuates from once a week to once a month.

When asked if she was worried about the quality of the food at the end of the day, she replied: "We generally choose big brands, and we have not had any bad food (belly)."

  Yuan Bingyu, the founder of the 1992 discount food warehouse, said that he was a loyal consumer of impending food when he was in college.

At that time, because of the low cost of living, she would go to some supermarkets to buy discounted imported snacks.

After graduation, Yuan Bingyu went home to take care of the business, and his neighbors often came to buy some discounted temporary futures products.

In the long run, Yuan Bingyu and her husband decided to open a temporary food warehouse.

  Yuan Bingyu believes that "young people are quick to accept the concept of'immediate period', and some older people are not able to accept it. They always feel that the item you sell is about to expire and the quality is not good. At present, our The majority of consumers are young people, and the passenger flow can reach around 2,000 people a day at most."

  Jiang Jia, the person in charge of Youyi Food Warehouse, was engaged in the temporary food business in Shanghai in his early years, and is currently carrying out related businesses in Sichuan.

He said that in recent years, the advent of food has become hot. On the one hand, the government vigorously promotes the traditional virtues of saving food and not wasteful; on the other hand, it is related to the consumption structure of consumers.

Nowadays, many young people, especially those who work hard in super first-tier cities like Shanghai, whose income is taken up by rent, mortgage, and car loans. Goods such as snacks and beverages are still months away from the shelf life. They can enjoy them. With larger discounts, they are willing to do this "double savings".

  Although temporary food is popular with consumers with its image of "good quality and low price", some people have doubts about its quality and safety.

Previously, the Weibo topic of #长吃预期食品有害健康吗# has been read 440 million times and discussed 17,000 times.

  Professor Zeng Fankun from the School of Food Science of Southwest University told China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily that if it is processed food produced by a regular manufacturer, consumption during the shelf life will generally not cause adverse effects on human health.

At present, my country's processed food has two concepts: shelf life and shelf life.

Manufacturers will comprehensively consider commodity circulation and enterprise operations, leaving a buffer between the shelf life and the shelf life.

Processed foods that have passed the shelf life are mainly changed in flavor and color. Different types of foods have different quality effects; the shelf life is slightly longer than the shelf life. Foods that have passed the shelf life must not be eaten again, which will be harmful. Human health.

  Zeng Fankun also pointed out that each type of product has different requirements for preservation conditions, and that the preservation conditions are not up to standard, which will lead to the advancement of the food shelf life and shelf life.

Taking frozen food as an example, if the merchant fails to reach the required storage temperature, the food will deteriorate in advance.

In addition to temperature effects, airtightness, air tightness of packaging containers, and environmental humidity also have an impact. This requires consumers to pay special attention when buying impending food.

  The article "Foreign Experiences and Practical Countermeasures for Risk Control of Pending Food Quality and Safety" published by "World Agriculture" analyzes the three types of risks in the quality of impending food: First, if the impending food is not eaten in time before the expiration date, or the storage environment Inappropriate, spoilage and decay may occur; second, some food companies return temporary foods to the oven and return them to the market to sell them as shoddy; third, operators display temporary foods and non-period foods in a mixed display, so that consumers can Period food produces the illusion of "non-immediate".

  A reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily learned from the Government Service Center in Jinniu District, Chengdu, that if someone wants to run a temporary food store full-time, he must first apply for a business license and then a food business license.

A staff member of the China Consumers Association told reporters that there are not many complaints about food quality issues in the immediate period, but consumers are still advised to purchase rationally. Do not over-consume and cause food hoarding to expire due to price concessions. Remember to request and keep it when buying. If there is a problem with related bills, it is convenient to protect rights in a timely manner.

  China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Tian Hongwei