(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Jiangxi's investigation focuses on quarantine food safety risks at medical observation points
China News Network Nanchang, March 12th (Wu Pengquan) A reporter learned from the Jiangxi Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau on the 12th that in order to strengthen the safety of catering and food safety at the centrally isolated medical observation point of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the bureau recently issued a notice to deploy Centralize the inspection of hidden dangers of catering and food safety at medical observation points.
The Jiangxi Provincial Market Supervision Administration requires that market supervision departments at all levels in the province carefully conduct risk research and judgement in all aspects of food supply, coordinate the supervision and management of catering and food safety at isolated observation points, and organize personnel to centrally isolate catering foods at medical observation points within their jurisdiction. Safely conduct a "pull-out, all-round" hidden danger investigation. Those who have hidden dangers in food and beverage safety shall be urged to promptly rectify and prevent the occurrence of food and beverage safety accidents.
The Jiangxi market supervision department said that employees who are engaged in catering services must take a temperature measurement and make a record before making each meal; they must strictly regulate the wearing of work clothes, caps, masks, gloves, and hand washing and disinfection in strict accordance with hand washing requirements To strengthen the cleaning and disinfection of places and tableware; comprehensive disinfection of food processing utensils and tableware before and after use; separate cleaning and disinfection utensils used in each area to avoid mixed use.
At a detention point in the newly-built district of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, medical staff are measuring the temperature of the visitors. (Infographic) Photo by Liu Zhankun
In addition, Jiangxi also requires the strict implementation of food purchase inspection and certificate collection systems. All raw materials should be kept fresh and stored off the ground without direct contact with the ground. The handling and use of freshness, freezing, and refrigeration should be strengthened. Semi-finished products must be resolutely eliminated; food processing must be "three separated, one disinfected, and one cooked", that is, raw and cooked foods are stored separately, vegetarian foods are washed and cut, clean areas are separated from contaminated areas, and tableware must be disinfected. Food must be disinfected. Fully heat and mature to ensure that the temperature of the food center is not lower than 70 ° C. It is forbidden to provide dine-in meals in the isolation point, eat alone, and deliver food in batches to avoid cross-infection. Food for each meal must be preserved and related. Records, sample foods are stored in special sealed containers after cleaning and disinfection according to the variety to prevent cross-contamination.
The Jiangxi Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau said that those who purchase food from centralized medical observation points must choose food service providers with online ordering and distribution service qualifications and food safety distribution capabilities to provide food delivery services; provide food to isolated points Food service providers should prepare meals as required, seal food containers or packaging, and mark the processing time and consumption time on the outer packaging of boxed lunches; keep incubators, logistics compartments and logistics turnover for food delivery outside the order Utensils should be increased in frequency based on usual cleaning and disinfection requirements. (Finish)