Guilin seafood market is less than two cats, buy half of seafood to buy ice

Frozen skin fish, frozen octopus, frozen squid ... Guilin does not rely on the sea, most of the seafood market is sold frozen. Frozen seafood not only maintains a good freshness, but also the price is not expensive, so it is loved by consumers. However, the seafood market also has many shortcomings, making many consumers feel very shame.

The public is worried: buying half of the seafood to buy ice Tan Ah-hwan has encountered a lot of trouble when buying seafood. Aunt Tan’s grandson likes to eat seafood such as shrimp, squid and skin fish. She often goes to the market to purchase frozen seafood. “Usually, they bought home and put it in water and cooked it immediately after being thawed. They did not think there was any problem,” said Tan Auntie. The fish that was bought this time did not have time to do it. What happened afterwards made her both surprised and angry.

According to Aunt Tan, she purchased 0.56 kg of squid in the Ximen Cai City and spent a total of 15 yuan. After returning home, she conveniently placed the fish pieces in pouches with bags, and when she was preparing to cook, the frozen fish pieces had been frozen.

"The fish is all boiled in the water. These waters are heavier than fish." Aunt Tan said, she opened the bag and she brought the water out of the bag, which was half a cup. We called it 0.36 kilograms, which means More than half of the fish bought for 15 yuan has bought these ice.

Reporter Experience: Frozen Seafood Wearing Ice "Coat"

In response to Alan Tan’s concerns, the reporter visited the major supermarkets and farmers’ markets in the city and discovered that, whether it is frozen shrimp or frozen meatballs, these frozen foods are wrapped in a thick “coat”. Food does not remove ice, and consumers need to buy it together with ice.

In a large department store supermarket in the city, various brands of bulk frozen meatballs are doing activities. Each meatball is very chilled and wrapped in a layer of ice. A woman who is buying balls, while picking balls, uses an iron spoon. Beat the ice outside the balls. “Buying these frozen foods is a disadvantage. Businesses are selling together with ice, and they can only pick up less ice, so they don’t lose money.”

For this situation, the reporter visited several consumers who have their own opinions. Ms. Wang said that the price is now so expensive that businesses selling frozen foods can even sell them together with ice cubes. This is unfair to consumers and consumers are spending more money.

"Frozen foods should be thawed slightly and then weighed, or inform the consumer of the weight of the ice, so that consumers can clearly see how much they need to pay for these ice cubes," said citizen Li.

“Weight: 400 grams. Ice weight: 23%.” The weight of the ice is indicated on the outer package of a brand of frozen shrimp. The reporter asked a citizen if he would purchase the frozen shrimp that costs 19.8 yuan. Citizens said they would not buy it. He said that the ice is too expensive. If you want to remove ice, you may consider buying it.

For the consumer's point of view, the business also has its own interpretation. One dealer said that many seafoods need to be kept fresh with ice, and it is normal for them to sell together with ice. They are also weighed together with ice at the time of purchase.

Another owner who sells seafood in the market in Ximen said that the price of ice-carrying aquatic products is cheaper than thawing. Afterwards, he pointed to the reporter of Cuttlefish inside the freezer and told reporters that the frozen squid cutlet was 2 yuan more expensive than the frozen one. "Businesses generally do not sell frozen products after they are frozen." The owner said. When the reporter asked the reason, the boss only laughed and said it was a trade secret.

Crabs tied with thick ropes Sold by reporters At the market in Ximen, almost all crabs are tied with thick ropes and most of them are wet and wet. At a stall, the female owner stated that the crab was 54 yuan per kilogram and was weighed with a rope. The reporter selected two crabs, 1.06 kilograms, for a total of 57 yuan. The boss solved the rope tied to the crab. The reporter placed a look on the electronic scale. The rope weighed 0.35 kilograms and the value was 19 yuan. At 57 yuan for buying crabs, the rope accounted for one-third. When a reporter asks whether he can remove the straw rope and then weigh it when asking for pricing, the boss refuses to excuse the reason that “the straw rope is used to prevent crabs from being caught.”

In another fishery store at the market entrance, when the reporter proposed to remove the rope to weigh, he was rejected by the boss. The boss said that he had taken off the ropes and sold crabs before. "Because it was tied with a rope to sell at the time of the wholesale, you let me take the rope. I don't know if it's appropriate to sell more money."

The reporter found on the market that only the crabs were tied with thick ropes, and the smaller crabs were not tied, and the owner of a fishery shop said that due to the large size of the crabs, they entered the wholesale transport sector. Use ropes to bind, otherwise it will be very easy to hurt and the crabs will beat each other and they will be shorter if they do not bond. Another reason is that the ropes of the bundles of crabs are very absorbent. The owner stated that only in this way can the crabs stay clean without losing water.

The reporter learned that "coarse rope tied crabs" has long been a "meeting" of the aquatic market, but a pound of crabs is indeed a good thing. A restaurant buyer who bought crabs at the scene revealed to reporters that although the hotel is a large-scale purchaser, when purchasing crabs, it is also said after tying the ropes. “The amount of hotel purchases is large, so the weight of the tied ropes will be appropriately deducted, but The weight of the lashings couldn't be fully deducted," he laughed, and even the big buyers were "hidden rules."

Experts: Consumers have the right to know. Businessmen should indicate the content of ice. A mall official told reporters that frozen products, including aquatic products, pasta, and meat, have received similar complaints in the past, but the country The relevant laws and regulations do not restrict the moisture content of chilled aquatic products, and it is impossible to mark the “net weight” after removing the water. Now we can only rely on the brands of some large manufacturers to ensure quality.

Although the country has not formulated a unified ice content standard for frozen products, the reporter consulted the “Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Retail Commodity Weighing Measurements” and learned that the weight of meat, eggs, poultry, and sea (water) products does not exceed the weight. For 2.5 kg, the maximum negative deviation is allowed to be 5 grams. If it exceeds this standard, it will be short and short. Consumers can refer to this standard when choosing frozen foods.

According to the staff of the Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, the net content specified in the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Quantitatively Packaged Commodity Measurements" refers to the net content of goods expressly stated by producers or sellers on the packages of quantitatively packaged goods. The allowable shortage refers to the maximum allowable amount (or quantity) of the difference between the net content of a single-package quantitatively packaged product and its actual content. According to the relevant regulations of the “Measures for the Management of National Retail Commodity Measurements,” consumers buy a net content for bulk frozen foods. Therefore, frozen products must be thawed, and dripping water should be regarded as water-breaking. If selling with ice or continuous dripping does not comply with regulations, consumers can raise objections. However, if consumers purchase frozen frozen foods in bags, according to the country's quantitative packaging standards, it is mainly to see if the net content of frozen foods is qualified.

Guilin Consumers Association staff told reporters that consumers in the purchase of goods or services, have the right to obtain quality assurance, reasonable prices, accurate measurement and other fair trading conditions. Consumers have the right to know. When businesses sell frozen foods and seafood, they should clearly inform consumers of ice content and straw rope weight. Consumers can call the consumer complaints phone number 12315 or to the market if they are short of goods. Department complaints.