People's Daily Review: Is it necessary to hoard salt? Who is spreading rumors about "salt" wealth?
Have you finished the rumored "salt" you hoarded? According to reports, in the past two days, many consumers have started a "salt hoarding model", and many supermarket salt counters have been swept away. Some online platform related stores have also shown that salt is "out of stock" and "in the process of restocking.".
Some netizens joked that salt cannot be used as rice. Those who follow the trend and like to hoard salt blindly, "What should be hoarded is not salt, but intelligence." Although the words are sharp, they also convey a common sense: do not hoard salt, let alone follow the trend to hoard salt.
Is it necessary to hoard salt? The answer is negative. Firstly, the current structure of salt products in China accounts for 87% of well salt, 10% of sea salt, and 3% of lake salt. Both well salt and lake salt production are not affected by Japan's nuclear pollution. In short, most Chinese people eat well salt, and the country has sufficient supply, so there is no need to hoard it. Secondly, edible salt has a shelf life, and hoarding too much can lead to waste.
Every time salt hoarding fever occurs, it is always puzzling. What problems does this expose? How can salt hoarding heat up? It should be said that in reality, there are indeed some people who are easily gullible, especially in the context of information asymmetry, and are prone to panic. When there is news that eating salt is unsafe, they are busy hoarding salt. You can kindly remind me of this, but there is no need to mock or ridicule me.
Salt hoarding is frequent, where is the problem? One important reason is that some people have a rhythm. Some netizens reported that last night, some live streaming platforms had "ten live streaming rooms, nine were selling salt". This is somewhat exaggerated, but it is an undeniable fact that many live streaming rooms try their best to persuade the audience to buy salt. For example, the anchor heavily promotes lake salt or well salt, claiming that these products are safer and advising consumers to "store by box".
Isn't this kind of anchor a pusher for hoarding salt fever? Driven by abnormal interests, they are driven by profit and forget righteousness, creating tense emotions and making everyone work hard to benefit themselves. It is unethical and punishable to exaggerate and even mix rumors in the process of creating tense emotions.
In addition, there are also voices in some WeChat groups that incite people to hoard salt. Regardless of whether it is malicious or not, it is irresponsible to persuade everyone to hoard salt without knowing the truth. Compared to those anchors who make heartless money, this kind of sensationalism in WeChat groups is equally despicable.
How to eliminate salt hoarding fever? Firstly, it is important to trust authoritative official information and not blindly follow the trend. Blindly following the trend may cause anxiety and panic, and even affect the normal operation of the market, bringing negative impacts to social order. Secondly, it is important to actively dissuade those around you and not believe in rumors. Blindly believing in them may lead to losses for oneself. For authoritative departments and related enterprises, they should also actively speak up and give everyone peace of mind.
It is worth mentioning that China Salt Group has quickly issued a statement stating that "the production of well salt and lake salt is not affected by Japan's nuclear pollution" and "we urge all sectors of society to consume rationally and not blindly rush to purchase".
A netizen said, "In the past, my mother snatched salt and now she can't finish making pickled vegetables." Eating a pit will teach you a lesson, don't fall into the pit again, and don't be fooled by some unscrupulous people. Don't hoard salt, don't believe, don't spread rumors, start from me!
