Quick-frozen hot pot material "naked selling" hidden dangers

After entering the winter, the weather is getting colder and hot hot pots are popular with the public, and a variety of hot pot ingredients have become hot sellers in winter. In an interview, the reporter found that although bulk hot pot ingredients are inexpensive and easy to pick, product information is not known and quality and safety are difficult to guarantee. Insiders pointed out that the hot pot material "naked" is difficult to control the temperature, easy to cause secondary pollution, should be purchased with caution.

Affordable and Easy to Purchase In a frozen food franchise store in Middle Longteng Road, a salesperson is busy selling hotpots to customers. Another salesperson is counting the hotpots he just bought and pours them into the freezer for bulk sales. The reporter found that bulk hotpot ingredients were packed in a separate freezer with iron buckets. The iron bucket had no lid and was caught by consumers.

Ms. Zhang, who is picking hot pot ingredients, told reporters that the weather is cold and family members particularly like to eat hotpots, but now cattle and mutton prices are more expensive. Eating hotpots outside is not cheap, and it's not as good as doing it at home. "Compared to packaged hotpot ingredients, I think that the selection of bulk hotpot ingredients is more convenient and free. You can choose according to tastes and hobbies. You can buy as much as you like, and you will not be wasted." Said that in addition to a larger selection of bulk hot pot, the price is more favorable than the bag.

Afterwards, the reporter interviewed a number of consumers who purchased bulk hot pot ingredients at different frozen food franchise stores and farmers' markets. The answers were much the same: the bulk price was more affordable, and the quantity was much less.

Unclear information is difficult to ensure that the bulk of the hot pot ingredients are cheaper and easier to pick, but often do not have specific production date, shelf life, and other product information, and food safety is difficult to guarantee.

Last weekend, the public, Ms. Liu, bought some hot pot ingredients to prepare a good hot pot for her family and eat a warm reunion dinner on weekends. What can make her feel disappointing is that the shiitake mushrooms that have been bought back have deteriorated. "It sucks and it's a bit sour," said Ms. Liu.

Before a stall selling frozen foods in the North Market, the reporter saw various quick-frozen hot pot ingredients such as bulk fish balls, shrimp balls, corn balls, and crab sticks, which were sold in open plastic boxes. There was no independent packaging. Lack of important marks such as production date, shelf life, and manufacturer. When the reporter asked the owner of the booth, the other party said that the product label was printed on the original large package. After the hotpot was poured out, it was thrown away along with the packaging bag. "Reassured, it's very fresh, and now the hotpot is selling very fast, and it will definitely not expire," said the owner.

In the North City, a frozen food store, the reporter also saw the same scene. Hot pot ingredients such as fish balls and shrimp balls were directly placed in an open plastic box. The reporter observed that some shrimp dumplings and meatballs were still filled with ice, not only the color was dark, but most of them were indistinguishable and frozen. The regiment was obviously preserved for a long time and was repeatedly frozen.