No food can be stored indefinitely, because over time, the food will deteriorate or deteriorate. Everyone knows that expired products are harmful to the human body, so the shelf life and production date must be marked on the products sold in supermarkets. And supermarkets are not allowed to buy or sell expired products. Failure to do so will result in penalties. Therefore, under normal circumstances, supermarket employees will often organize goods and deal with expired or near-expired products accordingly. To avoid being bought by customers. However, there is a piece of news on the Internet that has aroused people's discussion. A supermarket in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province was fined 50,000 yuan because 10 bottles of expired drinks were found on the shelves. Some people said that such a penalty was too severe, and some said that it should be done like this. Yes, then, is such a punishment reasonable?

1. Why was this supermarket fined 50,000 yuan?

It is understood that this supermarket is located in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. During an inspection by the market supervision department, it was found that 10 bottles of soda water on the shelves of this supermarket had expired. Therefore, the market supervision department also inspected this supermarket. The supermarket issued a fine of 55,000 yuan. The owner of this supermarket felt a little aggrieved because she thought that only ten bottles of expired soda water were worth only 25 yuan, and this was the first time he had made such a mistake.

2. How does the market supervision department respond to this kind of thing?

Regarding this matter, the market supervision department stated that according to relevant regulations, those who sell expired products with a value of less than 10,000 yuan will have the goods confiscated and be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan. So they are also acting in accordance with the rules and regulations, and if the punishment is relatively light, it may send some negative information and make some businesses think that the cost of breaking the law is not high, since they have done something in the interests of Shanghai consumers. Therefore, merchants need to conscientiously implement relevant laws and regulations, and there is nothing unreasonable in this penalty.