The purpose of this article is to determine the destination given by the supermarkets of Petrolina / PE food products with expiry date close to expiration, in addition to identifying whether or not they use reverse logistics and the access given to them by the industries / distributors to this important tool that aims to help in the correct destination of these types of products, being of fundamental importance for the increase of the margin of profit and the reduction of the operational cost. In recent years, the increase in the use of the reverse logistics tool has been mainly due to the adequacy of the current sanitary legislation, thus making the correct destination of expired food, thus avoiding the fines of the inspection agencies, and directly influencing the costs and profits of traders.