A few days ago, some citizens called the "Yantai Minyitong" hotline 6601234 to reflect that there were "new faces" in many fruit markets and morning markets in our city, and the sellers claimed that the fruits named Jiabao fruit and golden prunes were mostly seen in major scenic spots in the south and the country, and they seemed to be "high-end fruits", but they were actually fakes and expensive.

The gorgeous scam of "rare fruits".

A few days ago, the reporter saw in the morning market on Wenhua Road, Zhifu District, that there were many people around a small fruit stall, and there were green leaves in the full fruit basket, giving people the feeling of fresh fruits.

There are two kinds of fruits on the stall, one is called "Garbo Fruit", which is shaped like grapes, the skin is black and oily, and the flesh is transparent, seedless and sweet. The other is called "golden prune", which resembles a prune, and its appearance is crystal clear orange. These two kinds of small fruits are expensive, and the price is 25 yuan per catty.

"It's all fresh fruit, high in nutritional value, shipped from the south." The stall owner introduced. Because it is uncommon, it attracts many citizens to watch and buy. "I've never seen this fruit, so buy it and try it." A member of the public is shopping. But there are also citizens who know the truth and expose it on the spot: "This is all fake fruit, CCTV exposed it two days ago." ”

The reporter learned from the investigation that recently, there are similar vendors selling "Jiabao fruit" and "golden prune" in Fushan Daji, Fenghuangtai Morning Market, Azure Farmers' Market and other places in Yantai, and the price is as high as 40 yuan per catty.

"Garbo Fruit"

How to distinguish fruit after makeup?

The reporter learned that these two kinds of fruits were sold more in the southern scenic spot in the first two years. Garbo fruit is a southern fruit that grows directly on the trunk of a tree, and the real Garbo fruit has a slender, round, thick skin, white flesh, and large seeds that are difficult to separate from the pulp. Most of the products bought in the market are processed from summer black grapes or dragon fruit. Cut off the bunches of grapes one by one, and wax the skin to achieve the effect of the oily appearance of the Garbo fruit, from the appearance of the fruit stalk is thick and short, the skin is thin, the flesh is green, and the small seeds are well separated from the pulp.

Compared to the grape passing off as Garbo fruit, the golden prune is even more so, it is not a fresh fruit at all, but a candied fruit. The raw materials are small peaches or unripe prunes and plums, and soaked with saccharin and pigments, which is the expensive "golden prune".

Why do these fruit scams keep happening and people keep coming back? The main reason is that it is rare, and many people buy it out of curiosity. The vendors follow a "shoot for a place" sales model, where they only stay in each market for 3-0 days. In the past, they were sold in some crowded attractions in Chengdu, Chongqing or the south, but recently, these fruits have appeared in our city, and citizens should be vigilant not to be deceived by these high-priced fake fruits, which are not only not beneficial to health, but also damage to their wallets.

"Kinsip"

Deformed fruits and leftovers are packaged as "high-end goods"

At the same time that fake fruits such as "Jiabao fruit" and "golden prune" flowed into the market, the reporter's investigation found that some ordinary fruits and vegetables and even defective products have been carefully packaged and hyped by merchants and turned into "high-end Internet celebrity products", with prices doubling, but consumers are unaware that they are paying for the "IQ tax".

The hot-selling "explosive peach" on the market, known as "natural bursting, higher sweetness", is priced as high as 10 yuan / catty. However, agricultural experts point out that this is nothing more than a gimmick for ordinary peaches to create a gimmick due to abnormal growth or disease causing the skin to crack. More worryingly, mold and pesticide residues may grow in the cracks, and there is a risk of diarrhea and even poisoning after consumption.

The recently popular "chili mang" is advertised as "the core is as thin as a toothpick, and the flesh is full", and the price is 33 yuan / catty. However, industry insiders revealed that this is actually a deformed fruit of stunted development of Guifei Mang, which was originally a defective product processed at a low price. Merchants have changed their names and exaggerated their propaganda to package them as rare varieties, and the price has increased several times.

Fruit carrots, which are advertised as "imported from the United States" and "baby quality", cost 12 times that of regular carrots, and the packaging is labeled "Baby Cut Carrots". But in fact, this type of product is not a special variety, but is made by cutting and polishing ordinary carrots. Since domestic consumers are not familiar with the processing technology, merchants take advantage of this to raise prices and create the illusion of "high-end".

Experts remind that the common feature of these "Internet celebrity fruits and vegetables" is to use poor information to package ordinary or even inferior products into scarce and high-end goods. Consumers must make rational judgments when purchasing and avoid being misled by marketing rhetoric. The market supervision department should also strengthen inspections, crack down on false propaganda, and maintain market order.

Transferred from: Yantai Rong Media

Legal support unit: Shandong Zhushang Law Firm

Source: Jiaodong Online