The Municipal Market Supervision Bureau in Xiamen has issued an implementation plan for a special action to stop catering waste. The plan focuses on lawful supervision and publicity and aims to tighten the main responsibility of the platform while strengthening the catering industry. During the operation period, the market supervision department will increase the frequency and intensity of supervision and inspection to identify and penalize individuals or restaurants that violate laws and regulations regarding food waste. The plan also encourages the promotion of “small portion dishes”, “half portion dishes” and “express food weight in online ordering” to remind customers to order in moderation. Additionally, the department is actively promoting the use of degradable packaging and takeaway lunch boxes and tableware. The Bureau is set to push for the formulation of “Management Standards for Supplying Xiamen Standards to Stop Catering Waste” to standardize the industry’s behavior. The Bureau has taken the initiative to raise awareness regarding food waste at Xiamen No. 1 Middle School and has mobilized caring enterprises to establish a caring food bank social co-governance model. The Bureau has established 16 such food banks and almost 500 corporate loving donation points in Xiamen City, with a cumulative donation of food worth over 10 million yuan.
Promote small portion dishes, half portion dishes, eye-catching reminders to order in moderation
The Municipal Market Supervision Bureau issued the implementation plan for the special action to stop catering waste, publicizing and advocating the good habit of saving food
Xiamen Evening NewsNews (Reporter Gao Jinhuan, Correspondent Chen Xuesong) On March 21, the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau issued the “Implementation Plan for the Special Action to Stop Catering Waste in Xiamen”, which adheres to the combination of lawful supervision and publicity and guidance, and focuses on tightening the main responsibility of the platform and strengthening the catering industry. Actions will be carried out in five aspects, including joint efforts in link supervision, strict investigation and punishment of violations of laws and regulations, giving full play to the supporting role of standards, and creating a strong publicity atmosphere.
During the operation period, the market supervision department will increase the frequency and intensity of supervision and inspection, carry out open and unannounced visits, strictly investigate wasteful behaviors in the catering process, and strictly and quickly investigate and deal with illegal acts such as not proactively prompting and inducing ordering; guide catering service operators to implement the “anti-food Measures of the Waste Law; guide industry associations to strengthen industry self-discipline, formulate relevant system norms, issue initiatives to stop food waste, and explore the establishment of reward and punishment mechanisms; actively promote “small portion dishes”, “half portion dishes” and “express food weight in online ordering” and other practices, remind consumers to order in an appropriate amount in an eye-catching way, actively provide packaging services, and advocate the use of degradable packaging and takeaway lunch boxes and tableware.
The Municipal Market Supervision Bureau will also actively promote the Municipal Food Safety Work Federation and the Catering Association to formulate the “Management Standards for Supplying Xiamen Standards to Stop Catering Waste” to standardize industry behavior.
It is understood that the market supervision department has always attached great importance to the work of anti-food waste. As early as 2017, the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, together with the Municipal Charity Federation, Civil Affairs Bureau, Town Street, etc., mobilized caring enterprises to innovate and establish a caring food bank. social co-governance model. At present, Xiamen City has established 16 loving food banks and nearly 500 corporate loving donation points, with a cumulative donation of food worth more than 10 million yuan, achieving full coverage of 6 districts in the city and coverage of towns, streets, communities, and associations. After the implementation of the “Anti-Food Waste Law” in April 2021, the Haicang District Market Supervision Bureau took the lead in investigating and handling cases of anti-wasting food across the country. The above-mentioned practice was featured in CCTV’s “Deep Rule of Law” program.
Last week, the Market Supervision Bureau of Haicang District entered the Haicang Campus of Xiamen No. 1 Middle School to carry out a publicity campaign themed “Focus on Food Safety and Refuse Food Waste”. Supervisors explained the importance of food safety knowledge and food conservation in popular and vivid language. Raise the awareness of students to consciously stop food waste. Recently, the market supervision departments of Tong’an and Xiang’an ordered the parties concerned to make corrections and issued warnings regarding 4 cases of failure to set up relevant sign reminders or verbally remind consumers to avoid waste within their jurisdictions.
In conclusion, the implementation plan for the special action to stop catering waste in Xiamen is a significant step towards promoting responsible food habits and curbing food waste. The combination of lawful supervision and publicity and guidance is a holistic approach that will help the industry achieve the desired results. With the strict investigation and punishment of violations of laws and regulations, the promotion of small portion dishes, half portion dishes, and eye-catching reminders to order in moderation, and the creation of a strong publicity atmosphere, it is hoped that the people of Xiamen will embrace the habit of saving food, and this will go a long way in protecting the environment and improving the economy.
