Consumers criticize the lack of clarity of “data cards” for food commodities at outlets for sale

Consumers criticized the lack of clarity of databases and stickers of food commodities imported in a number of sales outlets, due to the disappearance of the rabbis, as a result of the show, for long periods, which makes it difficult to know their components and its source.

They pointed out to «Emirates Today» that some imported food commodities offered in some stores need databases in the Arabic language on their packages for enlarged lenses to read them, due to the smallness and accuracy of the size of the line recorded in it, especially the date of production and validity, which increases the difficulty of knowing the data of these goods.

On the other hand, two officials in the retail sector stated that these practices are “individual” in some stores, and they are due to companies supplied to the countries of origin, or the difficulty of increasing the volume of the data card with the increase in information on some commodities, and it is exported to several countries, and the commodity packages are in a small size.

Food commodities

In detail, the consumer, Abdul Rahman Hassan, said that he was found during shopping in some ports a number of imported food commodities that are difficult to read their data, and need enlarged lenses to know the components of those commodities, due to the fading of the inks of databases on their packages, in addition to that some products are difficult to know the source and state of origin, due to the smallness and accuracy of the line with the data.

The consumer, Adel Ismail, pointed out that «there are food commodities offered in outlets for sale, which include data cards on their packages in an unclear way, which makes it difficult to buy these goods, especially since food commodities the consumer needs to know their components, because some consumers suffer from allergies from some components, or they do not prefer to taste some components in their food, and therefore it is important that the goods of the goods are clearly clear For consumers. ”

The consumer, Mona Hisham, added that «the lack of clarity of data cards on some of the food commodities imported in a number of ports, is one of the things that makes it difficult to shop and buy these commodities, because some commodities need enlarged lenses to know their data, with the line with the data that the data is very small, which makes it difficult to know the ingredients or the date of validity and the state Those goods. ”

The consumer, Yousry Mustafa, explained that “databases for some imported food commodities are unclear, although the consumer is mainly concerned with the data of the components of commodities or their lineage, fats, sugar or salts, for example inside the product, which can be treated by placing stickers in a larger line on the package.”

Import practices

In turn, the sales official in one of the retail outlets, Reibak Ashwin, said, “The lack of clarity of the data of some imported goods is due to import practices from the companies supplied from the countries It has data due to the size of the package. ” “The availability of some imported food products that include unclear data are individual practices for some stores, and they are returned to companies supplied from the countries of origin,” the sales official in a retail chains, Dybal Fishal, said. And the approach of (Insanas) inks of some databases to these products, may be due to long periods of display, transportation from stores, and distribution of stores.

He added that «if any consumer is not able to read the data and components of commodities for any reason, then the employees of the port can be used, and the consumer has the freedom to choose for these goods or not, especially with the availability of a large number of alternatives to commodities in the markets, which are characterized by great diversity, which gives him the ability to choose products that fit with his requirements.

Small packaging

“The lack of clarity of the data of the cards affixed to some imported food commodities is sometimes due to the small size of the commodity packages, and the presence of a large number of data, which makes it difficult to increase the size of the data line in the Arabic language for components or their lineage in the product,” noting that “according to the requirements of the products display, it must have stickers in the Arabic language.”

Data card

According to the provisions of the Consumer Protection Law in the Emirates, the provider of commodities, when displaying any product for trading, must adhere to its cover or packaging with a card in the Arabic language is clear and understandable and can be read, prominently, and that the cards include the name, type, nature, components, date of production, expiration date, country of origin, and how to use if possible, and the correct unit of scale.