China News Service, July 20th (Shao Wanyun and Li Jinlei) On the 20th, "Reporter Undercover Pizza Hut Kitchen" ranked first in the hot search on Weibo.
Pizza Hut is on the cusp of food safety concerns.
However, this is not the first time that such a problem has occurred in a Pizza Hut store, and many consumers have called it "disappointing".
Who gave it such courage?
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According to the Beijing News, from late June to early July this year, its reporters applied to enter the Pizza Hut Beijing Harmony Plaza store and Weigongcun store, and found that there were various food safety problems in the back kitchen:
restaurant managers tampered with the expiration date labels, and the ingredients were not discarded on time. ; Employees remove the outer packaging and "break down the expired ingredients into parts"; the cooking oil is not replaced for a long time, and the relevant indicators exceed the standard by nearly double
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Pizza Hut China's official Weibo announced on the 20th that our company attaches great importance to the issues related to the Beijing Pizza Hut Harmony Plaza store and Weigongcun store reported by the media
, and has immediately conducted an investigation into the closure of the above two restaurants
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According to reports, in response to the problems exposed by the media, on the morning of the 20th, the law enforcement officers of the Beijing Fengtai District Market Supervision Bureau and the Haidian District Market Supervision Bureau conducted on-site inspections of the Pizza Hut restaurants under their jurisdiction.
At present, the two problem Pizza Hut restaurants have been investigated and closed for rectification
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The law enforcement officers of the Fengtai District Market Supervision Bureau stated that the exposed store was the Harmony Plaza Restaurant of Beijing Pizza Hut Pizza Co., Ltd., and the business premises were located at No. 118 on the first floor and No. 215 on the second floor of the Harmony Plaza, No. 68 Wanfeng Road, Fengtai District, Beijing.
Law enforcement officers will conduct a comprehensive inspection on the shelf life, use and inventory of food raw materials, semi-finished products and other foods, as well as the production and processing operations of employees.
The on-site inspection found that 1 bag of French toast slices with a shelf life until July 19 was stored in the back kitchen freezer. In addition, the inspection found that the washing room was dirty, there were a large number of tableware to be cleaned, the floor was greasy and slippery, and food There are issues such as storage of non-food items and personal clothing in the warehouse.
At the same time, a third-party testing company was immediately organized to conduct on-site sampling inspections of food raw materials such as edible oil, chicken legs, chicken wings, sausages, and crayfish, and the test results were pending.
In response to the on-site inspection and the problems reported by the media, the Fengtai District Market Supervision Bureau launched a case to investigate and deal with according to law.
Law enforcement will also increase oversight of other Pizza Hut restaurants in the jurisdiction.
The law enforcement officers of the Haidian District Market Supervision Bureau simultaneously conducted an on-site inspection of the Pizza Hut Weigongcun store.
On-site inspections were conducted on the online system of the restaurant operation of the stores involved, and the management of waste oil and raw material loss was checked.
At the same time, the shelf life of food raw materials, the corresponding purchase, sale and storage records, and the storage and storage records of cold chain products were checked.
A third-party agency was commissioned on-site to test the raw materials found in the back kitchen.
A case has been filed for investigation in accordance with the law for the first time.
Not a "first offense"
Since entering the Chinese market, Pizza Hut has developed rapidly. As of June 2020, Pizza Hut has more than 2,000 Pizza Hut casual restaurants in more than 400 cities in China.
Zhongxin Finance noticed that on the official website of Yum China, it clearly stated: "Food safety and quality are the top priorities of Yum China".
However, Pizza Hut Beijing Harmony Plaza, one of the two exposed stores this time, was sentenced to confiscation of illegal gains and a fine of 50,000 yuan by the Beijing Fengtai District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau in March this year because the ingredients exceeded the shelf life. .
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The penalty decision letter shows that at around 16:00 on February 2, 2022, law enforcement officers at the Harmony Plaza restaurant of Beijing Pizza Hut Pizza Co., Ltd. located at No. 118 on the first floor and No. 215 on the second floor of Harmony Plaza, No. 68 Wanfeng Road, Fengtai District, Beijing It was found that there is a half bag of "Loose-leaf Roman Green Colorful Vegetables" with a shelf life of January 31, 2022; a production date of January 27, 2022, and a half bag of "Jingonion Long Section" with a shelf life of February 1, 2022 bags, the above food ingredients have exceeded the shelf life.
The Beijing Fengtai District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau ordered the parties to correct the above-mentioned illegal acts, and decided to confiscate the illegal income of 337.01 yuan and fined 50,000 yuan.
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After being punished, they still do not rectify it. Pizza Hut is really audacious. Who gave them the courage?
Food safety is "produced" and "managed".
In order to make enterprises dare not ignore food safety, it is necessary to increase the punishment for illegal acts, let the offenders feel the pain, and form a deterrent to the offenders, so that the enterprise can consciously abide by the law, dare not cross the bottom line, and no longer Unbridled.
(Zhongxin Finance)