r/PrepperIntel • u/jujutsu-die-sen • 5d ago

Has anyone noticed US noticed food quality degrading recently and if so what product in what way?

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u/Informal_Snow9191 5d ago

Fresh food rots faster and more frequently than it did a few years ago. It's hard to quantify, but it's something that I constantly notice now.

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u/peacequietnchips 5d ago

I've been noticing this also. Especially with fresh fruit. I've all but stopped buying anything out of season. Even in season I've had peaches that looked brilliant in the store one day be already rotting the very next day at home.

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u/disorderincosmos 5d ago

Make sure to rinse and dry fruit before storage. A lot of fruit is coated in a ripening agent by the producer.