A response to tech personality Ben Jai's critique of the Food Safety Act, which prohibits the storage and transport of expired food. This article argues that the law is a necessary regulatory tool for food safety management. By detailing the four stages of a food product's lifecycle, the author explains that the core issue lies in confusing 'expiration dates' with 'shelf-removal deadlines,' emphasizing that industry standards must rely on strict regulation rather than vague notions of 'conscience.'
This article comments on the incident where Imei Foods' Nankan facility was found with large quantities of illegally-stored expired food, systematically refuting CEO Gao Zhi-ming's public statement point-by-point. The author questions Imei's repeated tactic of attributing problems to 'staff negligence' rather than addressing management issues, criticizes their politicization of the inspection as a 'government crackdown,' and emphasizes that the Food Safety Act explicitly prohibits storing expired food—Imei has no grounds to defend itself. The author concludes the problem lies in Imei's management system failure, not government overreach.