What should I do if the shelf life of imported food does not match the Chinese label?

If the shelf life of imported food is inconsistent with the Chinese label, it can be handled according to the following steps:

1. The enterprise shall inspect and label the imported food before it reaches the customs to ensure that the imported food meets the relevant national standards and requirements. If the shelf life is inconsistent with the Chinese label, you can negotiate with the supplier for correction.

2. If the imported food has arrived at the customs, but the shelf life is found to be inconsistent with the Chinese label, you can declare it to the customs and provide relevant certification materials. The customs will inspect and identify the imported food and deal with it according to the requirements of laws and regulations.

3. If the imported food has entered the market and there are problems, the enterprise shall explain and explain to consumers in time and take active measures to deal with them. If there are safety problems with imported food, enterprises should immediately take measures such as taking off the shelves and recalling them to ensure the health and safety of consumers.

In order to avoid the inconsistency between the shelf life of imported food and the Chinese label, the following measures can be taken:

1. Strict implementation of food safety laws and regulations: All relevant departments should strictly implement national food safety laws and regulations, and strictly supervise and inspect the quality and labels of imported foods to ensure that they meet China's food safety standards and requirements.

2. Require importers to provide accurate information: importers should provide accurate food information, including shelf life, production date, origin and other information, and should be responsible for the accuracy of Chinese labels. At the same time, importers are required to provide corresponding quality inspection certificates and test reports to ensure food quality and safety.

3. Establish an information sharing mechanism: establish an information sharing mechanism, strengthen the supervision and information exchange of imported food, find and deal with the quality problems and label discrepancies of imported food in time, and avoid food safety accidents.

4. Enhance consumers' awareness of food safety: Consumers should enhance their awareness of food safety, choose reputable imported food brands and businesses, understand the shelf life and label information of food, and avoid buying expired or mislabeled imported food.

To sum up, the shelf life of imported food is inconsistent with the Chinese label, which may affect the health and safety of consumers. Enterprises should strictly abide by relevant national laws, regulations and technical standards to ensure that imported food meets national requirements.

Legal basis:

"People's Republic of China (PRC) import and export food safety management measures" seventieth.

In the process of supervising the import of prepackaged foods, the Customs found that the Chinese label was not used in prepackaged foods or the Chinese label did not conform to the laws, regulations and national food safety standards, and the food importer refused to carry out destruction, return or technical treatment as required by the Customs, and the Customs imposed a warning or fined 6,543,800 yuan.