NDR research Many supermarkets sell rotten food

Consumers are often advised to regularly check their food supplies at home and dispose of expired goods. One should assume that this is also done by traders, but many supermarkets sell rotten food. This has been research by the NDR.
Spoiled fruits and vegetables
You should not throw away food hastily, but at some point they are simply spoiled and should not be consumed anymore. Otherwise there are risks of health risks. A food infection can be particularly dangerous for the elderly. Nevertheless sell many supermarkets in Germany, according to a media report rotten and moldy goods. For example, research by the NDR magazine "Markt" was published on Sunday, according to which testers found fruit and vegetables in 15 of the 17 markets visited at Rewe, Edeka, Aldi and Lidl, which was spoiled and could no longer be sold according to the requirements of food law.

NDR reportage identified bad goods on the shelves. Image: pathdoc - fotolia

"By no means consume"
According to the report, the spoiled goods were often left on the shelves all day without being cleared. According to the news agency AFP, in some markets the same ineligible products were still offered for sale the following day, supposedly as fresh produce. The consumer advocate Armin Valet of the consumer center Hamburg said to the consumer "unsafe food" sold, which should be consumed in any case. Consuming such products can pose health risks. "

Supermarkets announced improvements
According to the agency, Rewe announced to "Markt" to immediately take away fruit and vegetables with visible defects from the sale. And Edeka said that the company wanted to strengthen the daily quality controls in the fruit and vegetable departments. Aldi and Lidl also wanted to improve their controls after referring to the test. Experts recommend again and again, remove spoiled goods quickly, so that, for example, mold spores do not spread. This is a measure that contributes to the fact that less food must be thrown away. For years it has been criticized that tons of food ends up in the garbage. (Ad)