Canteens in various localities to stop food waste: set up supervisors, some also mention "N-1"
Recently, more and more provincial and municipal catering associations and institutions have joined the queue to stop food waste. At the same time, various localities have intensively announced a number of implementation rules for preventing food waste in government canteens.
For example, on August 12, the Shanxi Provincial Administration Affairs Bureau formulated and issued the "Notice on Deeply Implementing the Important Instructions of General Secretary Jin Ping and Resolutely Stopping the Wasteful Behavior of the Government's Catering."
The "Notice" clearly stated that the agency canteen should provide food in accordance with the principles of health and simplicity, and implement self-service meals or provide small portions or half portions, so that diners can choose an appropriate amount. Where conditions are met, a registration system for dining staff in canteens can be established, and dynamic management can be implemented, so as to purchase, cook, and match meals according to the number of people dining. The administrative departments of government agencies at all levels shall, in conjunction with relevant departments, study and establish a system for evaluating and reporting the effectiveness of party and government canteens in curbing food waste.
The "Notice" requires that the management of meals for official events such as domestic official receptions, conferences, and training should be strengthened, and simple meals and standardized meals should be actively promoted in accordance with the requirements of fast, healthy and economical. The number of meals should be arranged scientifically and reasonably. Shanxi local home cooking.
This notice also mentions the "N-1 ordering model" that has received widespread attention recently.
The "Notice" clearly stated that government canteens and official reception hotels should incorporate the prevention of food waste into the entire process of catering production, processing and service, actively develop mass catering, and implement the N-1 ordering model. Advocate one ingredient with multiple dishes, one dish with multiple flavors, make the best use of the material, and avoid wasting ingredients. Dispose of utensils and tableware reasonably, encourage small amounts to take more, carry out the "CD Action", encourage leftover packaging after meals, guide scientific and civilized dining, cultivate thrifty habits, and avoid "waste on the tip of the tongue."
The Paper noted that many places have also set up roles similar to "dining supervisors".
For example, according to the news on the website of the Changshu Municipal Government of Jiangsu Province on August 14th, recently, the municipal government agency affairs management center has placed publicity display racks and banners at key locations such as the entrances and exits of government canteens, actively creating an atmosphere of shameful waste and pride in saving. In addition, highlight supervision and eliminate waste. The establishment of a “supervisor for preventing food waste”, and an additional “exposure platform for food waste phenomenon” in the canteen of the agency to timely monitor and stop food waste. Government officials are required to supervise and remind each other to jointly eliminate "waste on the tip of the tongue."
In addition, the Bishan District Government website of Chongqing reported on August 12 that the Bishan District Office Affairs Bureau relied on the staff canteen to carry out publicity and education and waste food control in multiple measures to create an atmosphere of shameful waste and pride in saving, including:
Set up a dedicated person to advise and guide on-site. In the central recycle section of the canteen meal trays, designated persons are designated to guide the diners' civilized meals and garbage sorting. When there is more food left in the cadres and employees, remind and advise, and effectively strengthen the guidance and management of food conservation and civilized meals, and eliminate "Waste on the tip of the tongue";
Urge canteens to strengthen food waste control. By requesting and urging the canteen catering company to control the procurement frequency and procurement volume in terms of raw material procurement, to avoid waste due to the expiration of raw materials; in the time period when there are not many diners, try to do a small number of times to avoid a large number of dishes. Eliminate waste at the source.
The Henan Provincial Administration Affairs Bureau also responded quickly: Regarding the canteen's strict economy and the civilized dining of the dining staff, it will also send a canteen supervisor to supervise and remind the whole process.
In Liuyang, Hunan, the government canteen in Yonghe Town implemented "precise dining" and wasted food for more than three times.
According to "Liuyang Daily" report on August 14, each table in the cafeteria is displayed with reminders such as "Eliminate waste and save energy", "Who knows that Chinese food is hard to eat". The big screen at the government gate will also scroll. Broadcast related public service advertisements such as "CD Action" and "Save Food".
In order to effectively put an end to "waste on the tip of the tongue", this year the town's government canteens implemented a "precision meal" system, and arranged for someone to guide everyone to eat and eat appropriately by ticket. The canteen will also adjust the amount of meals according to the number of people dining on the day, and adjust the menu according to the remaining dishes. "If there is a dish that will be left every time, the canteen will delete this dish from the recipe and reduce the leftovers as much as possible." Luo Zhengping, director of the canteen of Yonghe Township, said that they will also process and cook the remaining dishes. Fried rice with eggs, fried code, etc., to avoid waste.
At the same time, the Disciplinary Committee of Yonghe Town also introduced a food waste reminder notification system to conduct supervision and inspection. If there is a phenomenon of eating more and eating less, and wasting food, the cafeteria staff will come forward to remind you that if the same person wastes food more than 3 times, they will be named and criticized, and the results of the notification will be included in the negative assessment list of cadres and employees. In the next step, Yonghe Town also plans to carry out catering waste rectification actions throughout the town.
The Audit Bureau of Yongchuan District, Chongqing City requires that people dining in the canteen must implement the "CD Action".
According to news from the Yongchuan District Government website on August 13th, the Audit Bureau of Yongchuan District has recently formulated rules and regulations, strengthened publicity, and resolutely stopped food waste. Issued the "Notice on Eliminating Food Waste and Encouraging Diligence and Frugality", which stipulates that the number of people in the canteen must be declared in advance if there is any increase or decrease in the meal. The staff in the canteen must implement the "CD Action" and must not overtake meals; all official meals must be strictly implemented Standards: If personal dining waste causes adverse social impact, it will be dealt with seriously, and the bad habits of dining waste will be reversed through strict system constraints.
The Paper Journalist Zhong Yuhao