Fruit 8 kg, packaging 4 kg!The Consumer Council investigated the wholesale market found ...

10 kg apples, the carton weighs 2 kg

8 kg ，, 4 kg is wet paper

Fruit is so packaged

Have you been "pit"?

In Longma Tan District, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province

Fruit wholesale market

Consumers have similar complaints from time to time

"China Consumer Daily" reporter was informed that starting last year, the Longma Tan District of Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, to protect the Consumer Rights Commission and the Longma Tan District Market Supervision Bureau to investigate, inspect, interview, warning and other measures, and " "Fat" declared war.

The fruit market is clearly marked. Data picture

Consumer complaint

The whole box of fruit packaging is excessive "fat"

Some packaging and pads account for half of the total weight

On May 31, 2021, Mr. Gao Gao, Consumer Gao, Longma Tan District, Luzhou City, complained to the 12345 Mayor of Luzhou City that on May 22, 2021, he purchased a box of boxes purchased in the local fruit wholesale market. Mango, weighing 13.2 kg. When I went home to open the packaging, I found that a thick layer of wet paper under the mango was 2.3 kg of wet paper.

Mr. Gao asked the merchant theory, but the other party called "the whole market is like this, how about you."

On July 7 this year, Mr. Gao said in an interview with the "China Consumer Daily" reporter: "Although the complaint has been dealt with, this phenomenon is common. The fruits of the wholesale market are sold in the whole box and the whole box. Consumers buy it. The paper in the time cannot be taken out, and few people are open to look at it, it is easy to be fooled. "

According to statistics, in 2021, the Longma Tan District Consumer Council received 20 similar complaints. Consumer Mr. Chen complained that he bought a box of coriander in the fruit wholesale market "Cheng Yan's Boutique wholesale", with a total weight of 8 kilograms, 4 kg in packaging and padding paper, and the actual total amount was only 4 kg. The market retail price is more expensive.

Mr. Chen said: "In order to keep fresh, the fruit is stuffed with filling, which will increase a certain weight. We can understand it, but the merchant should make it clear how much the actual weight is. The merchant did not say clearly in advance, vaguely, said that according to Mao's weight, according to the normal understanding, it is the weight of a carton, and there is such a heavy paper paper in the result. "

the survey suggests

The hidden rules of "weighing not peel" are popular

The root cause of packaging "Fat Fat" is in the place of origin

Yi Nianxuan, the head of the Longma Tan District Market Supervision Bureau of Luzhou City, told the China Consumer News that the complaints were not handled well. The complaint merchants had their own reasons. The summary was mainly:

The filling in the box is very useful to prevent the fruit from being damaged during transportation, while playing a role in preservation;

The filling is added by a fruit origin merchant. They get the goods from the superiors wholesalers, and they are also called the price with the packaging.

Before consumer purchasing, he told the "weighing not peeling". Other wholesalers in the market are also this way of sales, and wholesalers at all levels are clear and acquiescence.

The staff of the Consumer Council checked the fruit packaging on the spot.

Yi Nianxuan told reporters that the fruits of the wholesale market come from all over the country. After picking, storage, transportation, wholesale, and wholesale, they finally reached the local fruit wholesale market. Packaging "Fat Fat" issue cannot be controlled, and its root is in the place of origin. The Organization of the Longma Tan District Consumer Council conducted an in -depth investigation of the two major local fruit wholesale markets and found that the phenomenon of "fat fat" in the packaging of fruit packaging was very common and has a long history.

The staff of the Consumer Council ’s investigation of one of the fruit wholesale markets showed that the surveyed types of fruits include Wo oranges, summer orange, mango, cantaloupe, apple, Sydney, and red ti. 27 places such as Yichang, Hubei, Hainan Sanya.

The survey results of 34 batches of fruits from different merchants show that compared with the net weight of the packaging, 19 kinds of fruits exceed 10%, accounting for 55.9%, of which 3 boxes of fruits exceed 15%, up to 25%:

Watermelon produced in Chongqing Tongnan, plastic basket packaging, 15 kg of fruit weight, 2.5 kg of packaging, accounting for 16.7%;

Bananas, plastic bags produced in Meishan Renshou, have a net weight of 12 kg, 2 kg of packaging, accounting for 16.7%;

It is produced in Heiti, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, plastic basket packaging. The fruit is 8 kilograms and packaged 2 kg, accounting for 25%.

In another fruit wholesale market, the staff of the Consumer Council weighed 40 batches of fruits from different merchants.

The survey calculated the proportion of packaging in packaging. As a result, 20 boxes of fruits accounted for more than 11%. in:

Rock sugar orange produced in Hongjiang, Hunan, the glue box packages contain ice packs;

Litchi in Hainan Lingshui, Guangdong sincerity, Qinzhou, Guangxi, and the packaging of foam boxes also contain ice packs;

Mango, coriander, and mango, which are produced in Panzhihua, Sichuan, have reduced paper reduction paper in the packaging.

The proportion of the above fruits is more than 11%, and consumers need to pay for it without knowing it.

Staff checked the package of the fruit market on the spot

Multiple measures and make a combination fist

The interview requires the merchants not to mislead consumers

Pat the prompt to pay attention to the packaging box problem

"The particularity of fresh fruits supervision is that entering the market is divided into different regulatory departments. The place of origin is the head of the agricultural and rural bureau. Only when entering the circulation field and the fruit wholesale market, is the supervision of the market supervision department." Yi Nianxuan frank On the issue of packaging "fat", it is also facing the problem of lack of standards. Yi Nianxuan told reporters that they had inquired about relevant standards such as fruit packaging and overwing, and "have not seen a standard standard for so far." "Fresh Fruit, Vegetable Packaging and Cold Chain Transportation Common Operation Regulations" (GB/T33129) stipulates that "use pads, wraps, pads and thin shampoons in the packaging container", but there is no specific number. In the "Fresh Fruit Packaging Logic", the relevant regulations are only "there must be no foreign objects in the packaging." The "Limited Product Excessive Packaging Requirements" is suitable for pre -packaged food and does not apply to the fruit market.

In order to make consumers clear consumption, the Longmatan District Market Supervision Bureau and the Longmatan District Consumer Council seized the two core links of "inform" and "prompts" and made a set of governance combinations. First conduct interviews and laws and regulations of the major merchants in the two markets, publicize legal knowledge, and ask merchants to inform consumers' net weight and gross weight in advance during the sales process, and must not be misleading consumers.

The Consumer Council interviews the wholesale market manager.

For consumers, the banner prompts in a prominent position in the market, and posted "Tips" in a prominent location in front of the fruit wholesaler store to remind consumers to pay attention to the packaging box problem, so that the hidden rules and routines are white in the world, so that consumers vote with their own feet by themselves. Essence

Consumption tips posted in the market.

"Now the fruit origin is basically clear, and you are ready to choose a few key places, such as considering the packaging of the packaging, the consumer organization of the origin, and requesting the consumer organization of the place of origin to intervene, and entrusts it to understand the addition of packaging filling. In addition We contacted the upstream wholesalers and origin dealers of various fruits, and figured out the data such as various fruits, packaging forms, and proportion of packaging of various fruits sold in the wholesale market. The column was publicized. "Yi Nianxuan introduced," This is the work that is now preparing. "

Yi Nianxuan stated that interviews and tips can only cure the standards and cannot cure the root causes. We must completely avoid or eliminate the phenomenon of "fat" packaging and ensure that the governance has received actual results. Footwork requires the state to introduce the clear standards for standardized fruit packaging, starting from the source.

Produced by Chinese Consumer Newspaper New Media Editorial Department

Source/China Consumer News · China Consumer Network

Reporter/Liu Ming

Edit/Pei Ying

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