The 6 Dirtiest Foods in the Supermarket

More and more people are abandoning dirty and messy farmers' markets to buy fruits, vegetables, and meats in large supermarkets. But are the foods displayed in the supermarkets really hygienic?

1. Ground Meat

Shiitake Pork Dumplings

Sometimes for the sake of convenience, many people choose to buy pre-ground meat directly from the supermarket. And we assume that pre-ground meat is made from high-quality meat, but in fact, it is made by mixing and grinding various kinds of scraps of meat.

What's more terrifying is that during the grinding process, the scraps of meat can also get mixed with dust, pig bristles, etc. from the processing plant; and the meat grinders are not cleaned regularly, so the hygiene is concerning.

In some individual supermarkets, the raw material for the pre-ground meat is often scraps or leftover "old meat" from the day before, which consumers are not aware of.

2. Oatmeal

Oat Porridge

In recent years, under the advocacy of nutritionists, oatmeal has become a "health food" in people's minds. However, the instant oatmeal sold in supermarkets is not only not beneficial to us, but is actually harmful.

Because instant oatmeal is usually very sweet, high calories are inevitable. If that were the only problem, but after investigation, it was found that the high fructose corn syrup that makes instant oatmeal so sweet contains far excessive levels of heavy metal mercury.

3. Frozen Fresh Shrimp

Although the label says "fresh shrimp," it may have been in the freezer for almost half a year. We don't know if there was a power outage and it was refrozen. After being treated with various chemicals and antibiotics before freezing, it simply doesn't spoil.

Moreover, the quarantine department has also found pesticide residues on frozen fresh shrimp, which makes it completely unclean.

4. Canned Food

Canned products have always been considered the most hygienic food. After all, the pasteurization used in canning is currently the best sterilization method.

However, the packaging of canned products has now become the biggest problem, because the bisphenol A in the packaging can leach into the food.

If consumed, it can lead to abnormal development of the reproductive system, disrupted insulin secretion causing diabetes, and even cardiovascular diseases...

5. Braised Meat Deli

Braised Pork

All kinds of cooked meats smell fragrant, but the test results may shock you, with various data being in the super high range.

Besides, cooked meats are expensive. In some individual supermarkets, when sales are miscalculated, there is often a surplus of unsold goods. These foods naturally appear on the shelves the next day.

6. Refrigerated Fruit

Perhaps refrigerated fruit is no different from fresh fruit. But its spot inspection results are very poor, and the reason is mold!

Don't think that it won't spoil in a low-temperature environment; in fact, it has already bred a lot of bacteria. If people eat it without knowing, it is easy to cause food poisoning.

Summary

In addition to these foods, supermarkets sometimes have beef and pork injected with antibiotics, as well as some contaminated leafy vegetables like lettuce. Be careful when buying!

Eat more fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats. Share this with your family to remind them~