Legal analysis: If you buy expired goods, you can generally ask for three times the compensation. If you buy expired food, you can ask for ten times the compensation. If you fail to negotiate, you can sue for compensation. National law prohibits the production and sale of expired food. If consumers buy expired food, they can ask the merchant to return or replace it.
Legal basis: "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 30 The state encourages food production enterprises to develop national or local food safety standards that are stricter than The standards shall be applicable to the enterprise and shall be reported to the health administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government for filing.
Article 44 Food production and operation enterprises shall establish and improve food safety management systems, conduct food safety knowledge training for employees, strengthen food inspection work, and engage in production and operation activities in accordance with the law. The main person in charge of a food production and operation enterprise shall implement the enterprise's food safety management system and be fully responsible for the enterprise's food safety work. Food production and operation enterprises should equip food safety management personnel and strengthen their training and assessment. Those who fail to possess food safety management capabilities upon assessment shall not be allowed to work. The food safety supervision and management department shall conduct random inspections and assessments of enterprise food safety management personnel and publish the assessment results. No fees may be charged for supervision and spot checks and assessments.
Article 62: Third-party online food trading platform providers shall conduct real-name registration of online food operators and clarify their food safety management responsibilities; if they are required to obtain a license according to law, their license shall also be reviewed . If a third-party online food trading platform provider discovers that an online food business operator has violated the provisions of this Law, it shall promptly stop it and immediately report it to the food safety supervision and management department of the local county-level people's government; if a serious illegal act is discovered, it shall immediately stop providing online transactions. Platform services.