Expired food still on sale

Expired food still on sale

SEMARANG: Many shops in Central Java's capital city of
1,400,000 people still sell expired canned food and drinks.
In a market observation conducted by Antara last week, the
news agency over the weekend determined that many shops here are
in violation of the laws governing sale date of canned goods.
According to the news agency, the outdated goods include
chocolate, cooking oil, canned sardines, instant noodles, canned
vegetables and biscuits. Canned goods are often sold damaged and
not pulled from the shelves as mandated by law.

Djaka Handaja, the head of the Central Java Food and Drug
Supervision Office, told Antara on Saturday that all of the
outdated food and drinks should be handed over to his office.
He said that those found guilty of selling expired food and
drinks are subject to a maximum 15-year jail term or Rp 300
million (US$148,500) in fines.

Djaka also called on the public to be careful when buying food
and drinks from shops, especially at Idul Fitri when shops offer
food and drink parcels.(tis)