Recently, Xiaoxu and Xiaozhou, who are studying in their junior year in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, bought a one liter expiration date beverage with a light premium brand of Dongfang Buzhe Wumei stewed hawthorn flavor at a discounted price of 9.44 yuan/bottle at Yonghui Supermarket near their home on July 2. The beverage was produced on December 13, 2024 and has a shelf life of 9 months.
Xiao Xu said that the beverage was opened and consumed on July 3rd, and then stored in the refrigerator. He drank it intermittently until the afternoon of July 6th, when he found suspected moldy floating objects in the beverage. He immediately removed it and took photos to upload to social media for help.
Because the beverage itself has a sweet and sour taste, I didn't notice any obvious abnormalities in the flavor after drinking it continuously for three days. "Xiao Xu said that her body didn't feel uncomfortable, but her friend Xiao Zhou's diarrhea was more serious. On the evening of July 6th, the examination results of the Zhijiang campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine showed that both individuals had urinary bacterial infections.
The attending doctor stated that the causes of bacterial infections are diverse and may not necessarily be due to drinking beverages.
On the early morning of July 7th, an after-sales supervisor claiming to be an Eastern tonic contacted Xiao Xu, but did not provide an explanation for the spoiled beverage. On the evening of July 8th, as a consumer, the reporter asked about "how long can you keep it in the refrigerator after opening" and other related questions at the Light Up Beverage specialty store on Taobao platform. Customer service representative "Xin" responded: "After opening, you need to store it in the refrigerator and drink it as soon as possible within 24 hours." However, the reporter carefully observed the explanatory text on the back of similar products and found that the beverage was only marked with small text "please drink it in time after opening the lid", without specifying the exact time.
