The Tainan City Spring Festival food joint special inspection went to the hypermarket for inspection, and the current supply of New Year's goods is normal.

(Provided by the Legal Affairs Office of Tainan City Government)

[Reporter Hong Ruiqin/Report from Tainan] As the Spring Festival is approaching, the people’s compradors buy more and more New Year’s goods. The Tainan City Government has launched a joint inspection to continue to strengthen inspections on sales venues and channels such as mass merchandisers, hypermarkets, traditional markets, and New Year’s Streets. Merchants take advantage of the New Year's Eve to inappropriately drive up prices, steal catties for discounts, or hoard goods to protect consumers' rights.

The Legislative Affairs Office stated that for meat products, mass retailers and hypermarkets adopt the method of regularly contracting a large number of supplies, so the price does not change much. The traditional market is expected to have an increase of more than 10% due to the increase in demand before the festival; Affected by factors such as the Ukrainian-Russian War and inflation, the price has increased, among which salmon has the largest increase, with a price difference of about 50 yuan per kilogram.

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Vegetables are affected by cold damage caused by the sudden drop in temperature recently, and the quantity is not enough to meet the demand, with an increase of about 10 to 20%, among which leafy vegetables are the most obvious; for fruits, the production of local bananas, guavas, dates, and oranges is stable, and they are relatively cheap. Cantaloupe and tomato are less produced, with an increase of about 10 to 20 yuan per catty. Imported fruits such as apples and pears are affected by shipping costs and international exchange rates, and the prices are slightly higher than in previous years.

The Legislative Affairs Office stated that the price of boxed eggs sold in RT-Mart Jiali stores has remained stable and has not increased. There are still more than 70% of the goods on the shelves, and the supply is sufficient. On the whole, the price fluctuation of fresh food in traditional markets is higher than that of retail stores. , Hypermarkets are high, and there is a trend of temporary price adjustments due to the New Year's Eve, but so far no case of industry players taking the opportunity to drive up prices has been found.

The Legislative Affairs Office stated that the joint inspection by the municipal government has gone to 3 stores including Costco, Aimai Tainan Store, and RT-Mart Jiali Store, as well as 2 traditional markets, Hewei Evening Market and Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market. About 80% of the goods are distributed, and there is no problem with the supply and there is no problem of panic buying.

The Legislative Affairs Office stated that Mayor Huang Weizhe was concerned about the food safety of consumers and the price fluctuations before the New Year's holiday. Invite relevant agencies such as the Tainan Branch of the Standard Inspection Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs to conduct inspections on the safety and sanitation of food during the festival, product price marking, and weight and measure calibration to avoid unclear labeling, stealing weight and reducing weight, etc. Consumers are also urged to find suspected In case of price gouging, you can complain to the consumer service hotline 1950 or the consumer protection officer.

The Legislative Affairs Office of Tainan City, together with relevant agencies such as health, economic development, agriculture, police, and the Tainan Branch of the Bureau of Standards and Inspection of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, launched a joint special inspection of Spring Festival food to check the rights of consumers.

(Provided by the Legal Affairs Office of Tainan City Government)