A store official told YouTuber that a major convenience store chain “Seven-Eleven” was selling expired oden at a store in Hokkaido.
It was said that they also sold items that were one month old after the expiration date, and the person concerned also took a video of the evidence. The Seven-Eleven side acknowledged the facts and apologized, saying that it would “respond strictly.”
YouTuber Korekore delivers a video as a clerk’s accusation
The expiration date is printed as “21.11.27” on the package with the product name “Shirataki” for oden. The konjac products had the same expiration date, and a female employee opened the konjac package and started washing in the kitchen.
This video was broadcast live by YouTuber Korekore on the night of January 5, 2022, alleging that a 7-Eleven clerk had accused him. The video is said to have been taken on December 23, 2009, which means that it was actually dealing with Shirataki a month ago.
The video also showed a Ganmodoki product with a best-by date of December 21st. As of the shooting date, it is calculated that the deadline has expired and two days have passed. On the other hand, the Tsukune product had a last-minute expiration date on the 23rd of the same month. In addition to being placed in the tapper, these products were also shown to be transferred to a sales container placed on the counter.
The clerk who accused explained that he was selling these products at the store at the direction of the store manager. He said he took the video in the name of being taught how to put out oden in an attempt to take evidence and accuse him.
The public relations center of Seven & i Holdings, which operates Seven-Eleven, told J-CAST News on January 6 that the video was the franchise member store “Seven-Eleven Sapporo Kita 26” in Sapporo city. At “Johigashi 21-chome store”, he answered that some of the expired oden was sold on the day of the video shoot.
“The owner instructed the employee to use it.”
“I received an offer from a customer about the video in the morning, and I checked it in-house to find out about the store. When I checked with the store owner, I confirmed the facts. It was sold at the counter. The owner instructed the employee to “use it” for the expired oden. “
It was not known whether konjac or shirataki noodles that had expired were actually sold because there are cases where they are left unsold and discarded. As of the evening of January 6, the customer’s complaint of health damage has not been grasped.
He said he was investigating and confirming when the store had been selling expired products and why he was doing this. The clerk was allegedly charged, but the company was not notified. I haven’t heard of similar cases in the past at other stores.
He also revealed to the Sapporo City Public Health Center that he had reported it during the 6th. The store continued to operate on the same day, but said that it had stopped selling oden, and Seven & i told the store, “I think we have to take strict measures.”
On the official website of Seven-Eleven, on the night of the 6th, an apology entitled “Apology for the sale of expired products” was issued. He explained that he used ingredients that had expired for some of the oden that he sold, saying, “We are currently investigating the details of the number of oden sold in the product.” “We will strive to alert Seven-Eleven stores nationwide to prevent recurrence and further strengthen our quality control system.”
(Hiroyuki Noguchi, J-CAST News Editorial Department)
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