Can I buy "provisional food"?

Middle-aged and elderly residents are buying "main force"

　　Every time you go to the supermarket, you pick up the merchandise at hand and see that the expiration date is approaching. Did you put it back on the shelf immediately or find a substitute with a longer expiration date?

Recently, Wumenqiao Street, Gusu District, Suzhou conducted a survey on the subject of "Will you buy temporary goods" in 29 communities under its jurisdiction, and nearly 180 residents from surrounding communities were invited to participate.

　　Over 70% of residents are unwilling to buy temporary goods

　　The survey results show that among the nearly 180 survey subjects, over 70% of residents are unwilling to purchase temporary products. Most of them worry that the quality of temporary products may decline, leading to poor use effects and endangering their health.

Most people believe that commodities that are farther away from the shelf life mean that the freshness, safety, and quality of the commodities are more guaranteed, while the impending commodities are just the opposite.

At the same time, 17% of the residents have the habit of hoarding products, so they often choose products that are far from the shelf life, and basically do not consider impending products.

　　Middle-aged and elderly residents are the "main force" to purchase impending commodities

　　Among the residents who "have the intention to buy temporary products", the middle-aged and elderly residents account for about 70%. They said that the promotion of temporary products is strong, which can save a lot of money. If you buy them back and eat them before the expiration date, there should be nothing. problem.

More than 40% of residents said that they would go to designated shelves to purchase impending goods.

In the product category, fresh vegetables are their first choice, accounting for nearly 60%, followed by snacks and beverages, sanitary products, dairy products and bread.

　　Hong Suying, a resident of the Pannan Apartment in the Second Community of Panxi, is a "regular patron" of temporary products. When she goes to the surrounding large supermarkets to buy groceries, she will pay special attention to the temporary products, especially the biscuits and cereals in the temporary products. And other coarse grain products.

According to Aunt Hong, temporary products and specials are sold in a fixed location in the supermarket, and she noticed that some specials may be sold at low prices because the outer packaging is damaged. The two are slightly different.

She recently bought a bottle of canned coarse grains at a discount of 6 yuan at the supermarket. You must know that the original price of this bottle of coarse grains was 58 yuan.

She said that the price is quite cheap. Although there is only one month left before the expiry date, forget it, I have to eat every day, but it is still worth buying.

　　Although temporary products are safe, you still need to pay attention when buying

　　Recently, Wumenqiao Street organized staff and residents to have a big discussion on the topic of "provisional goods", which aroused enthusiastic responses from everyone.

Peng Zhihui, a resident of Four Seasons Jinghua Community, has an attitude of “not exclusive but still worried” about impending products. She said that every time she visits the supermarket, if she meets what she needs, she will use it in the near future. Only impending products that are being discounted will be purchased.

At the same time, she also said that the impending product she is happy to accept is the same-day bread that is discounted at night in the bakery.

　　Street workers told residents that temporary goods are not equivalent to "expired goods", but refer to foods that are about to reach the expiration date but are still within the expiration date and belong to the scope of safe commodities.

During this period, the product is safe and fully suitable for sale.

In order to protect the rights and interests of consumers, operators need to tell them and sell them separately.

The reporter learned that different types of commodities have different requirements for the "critical shelf life": if the shelf life is more than 1 year, the critical period is 45 days before expiration; if the shelf life is 6 months to 1 year or less, the critical period is expiration. 20 days before.

　　"The fundamental purpose of correctly guiding the public to understand the impending commodities and regulating the sale of impending commodities is to reduce production waste and maintain the sustainable development of the production industry." The staff of the Wumenqiao Branch of the Gusu District Market Supervision Administration stated that since 2021 The "Anti-Food Waste Law" implemented on April 29, 2005 clearly stipulates: "Supermarkets, shopping malls and other food operators shall strengthen daily inspections of the food they operate, and categorize and manage foods near the expiration date with special labels or centralized display and sale. The Market Supervision Administration will also increase the control of temporary commodities, keep the safety risks of temporary commodities within a controllable range, and supervise operators to regulate the sale of temporary commodities, so that residents can "buy with peace of mind and peace of mind" for temporary commodities. Use it with confidence".

　　Yangtze Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Zhou Xiaoqing

　　Correspondent Chen Suyun