Why do food items that are supposed to be stored in a ‘cool dark place’ seem to be fine sitting on well-lit and open supermarket shelves?

Question

Why do food items that are supposed to be stored in a ‘cool dark place’ seem to be fine sitting on well-lit and open supermarket shelves?

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Answer 1

Items on supermarket shelves typically don’t remain there for very long, especially at major supermarkets. The time they sit on the shelves in the stores is usually not an issue. Supermarkets are also climate controlled so that helps. For items that have strict storage requirements they will be kept in the refrigerator or cooler sections.