Three departments: support the rapid establishment of relevant national standards for the promotion of catering economy

　　Chinanews.com, March 1st. According to the website of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the "Opinions on Promoting Food Savings and Opposing Food Waste by Standardization" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), providing support Promote the rapid establishment of relevant national standards for catering economy.

Accelerate the revision of national standards such as "Quality Management Regulations for Catering Enterprises", "Classification of Tourist Resorts", "Classification and Evaluation of Quality of Scenic Spots" and other national standards, and add technical requirements against food waste in the standards.

Data map: A restaurant puts a "CD" in a prominent place in the restaurant to remind diners to develop a good habit of frugal dining and reject "waste on the tip of the tongue."

Photo by Zhao Zhenqing

　　The opinions put forward 8 requirements in terms of establishing and improving the standard system of economical catering, formulating and issuing a batch of national standards for catering economical, and comprehensively improving the standardization level of catering enterprises. The specific requirements are as follows:

Establish and improve the economical catering standard system

　　The opinions pointed out that the establishment of an economical catering standard system covering the entire industry chain including the procurement of catering ingredients, storage, processing, transportation and distribution, business services, and kitchen recycling should be accelerated, with a focus on complementing the catering supply chain and important basic national standards in the industry chain.

Promote the competent departments of commerce and tourism to improve the industry standards of catering management and service in this field.

Support all localities to introduce relevant local standards to promote catering economy in light of actual conditions.

Encourage relevant social groups and enterprises to propose innovative measures, formulate and implement more stringent and higher-level group standards and enterprise standards.

Formulate and publish a batch of national standards for catering economy

　　Opinions are required to support the rapid establishment of relevant national standards for the promotion of catering economy.

Accelerate the revision of national standards such as "Quality Management Regulations for Catering Enterprises", "Classification of Tourist Resorts", "Classification and Evaluation of Quality of Scenic Spots" and other national standards, and add technical requirements against food waste in the standards.

Organize the formulation of a number of national standards such as catering supply chain management, takeaway food information description, green catering operation management, tourist restaurant facility service classification, network catering, etc., to support the creation of an intensive and efficient catering supply chain and minimize catering waste.

Comprehensively improve the standardization level of catering enterprises

　　According to the opinion, on the basis of implementing relevant national and industry standards, catering companies are encouraged to establish and improve a corporate standard system covering food material procurement, cooking production, catering services, and personnel management, and to integrate the concept of conservation through all aspects of catering company operations, management and services. .

Improve the green catering standard system, carry out green catering creation activities, and encourage various entities to participate in the evaluation and supervision of green catering.

Actively promote the innovative development of online catering economy standards

　　Opinions put forward the development of green processing and distribution standards for take-out catering, and the promotion and implementation of green degradable tableware standards.

Encourage the digitalization and standardization of online catering, use big data and other means to accurately analyze the tastes and consumption habits of different groups of people, promote the standardization of meal information, and facilitate consumers to order meals scientifically.

Vigorously develop tourism catering economy standards promotion activities

　　The opinions emphasized that the relevant standards of the tourism industry should be revised, the content of catering economy should be added to the standards, the design of group meals should be optimized, the CD-ROM action should be promoted, and civilized consumption concepts such as "appropriate ordering" and "small dishes" should be promoted throughout the industry.

Support the creation of a pilot program for standardization of catering savings

　　The opinions require that catering companies and related units in the upstream and downstream industries carry out standardization pilots, and the promotion of catering savings will be an important part of the pilot establishment.

Timely sum up the experience of establishing standardization pilots in various places, cultivate and build a batch of typical cases of catering economy standardization, and support the replication and promotion of advanced experience of catering economy standardization throughout the country.

Continuously improve the supervision system for the implementation of catering economy standards

　　The opinions pointed out that the standard implementation information feedback channels should be unblocked, and catering enterprises, tourist attractions, etc., are encouraged to disclose the implemented catering economy standards to the society through the standard information public service platform, and accept social supervision.

Promote relevant industry associations, scientific research institutions, and e-commerce platforms to carry out third-party evaluations in accordance with standards, and promote economical catering service organizations.

Continue to create a standardized social atmosphere for catering

　　The opinions emphasized that local market supervision, commerce, culture and tourism departments are encouraged to increase the standardization of catering economy through standard interpretation, standard training, on-site exchange meetings, etc., and promote effective implementation of catering economy standards by local catering companies, tourist attractions, etc. , To create a strong atmosphere of strict diligence and frugality and opposing food waste in the whole society.