The three departments jointly issued a document: Promote catering economy with standardization and combat waste

　　Our newspaper, Beijing, March 3 (Reporter Guo Jingyuan) The State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently jointly issued the "Opinions on Promoting Food Savings and Opposing Food Waste by Standardization".

The "Opinions" take the standard system construction, the development and implementation of important standards, standardization pilots, standard implementation supervision, and standardization publicity as the main line, focusing on the three major scenarios of catering enterprises, online catering, and tourism catering, and propose eight specific measures for standardization to promote catering savings , To promote the establishment and implementation of catering economy standards for catering companies, tourist attractions and other units.

　　Recently, the General Administration of Market Supervision has issued three recommended national standards: "Guidelines for Catering Industry Supply Chain Management", "Specifications for Information Description of Takeaway Food Products", and "Green Catering Operations and Management".

The three standards coordinate catering companies and upstream and downstream related companies, taking into account physical restaurants and e-commerce platform catering takeaway business.

Among them, the "Guidelines for Supply Chain Management in the Catering Industry" provide guidance for catering companies to implement supply chain management in terms of procurement, processing, logistics, and sales, and promote the collaborative, intensive and efficient development of resources in the catering industry.

The "Specifications for Information Description of Take-out Meals" stipulates the description requirements for the name, category, main ingredients, taste, quantity, and production methods of take-out meals, so that consumers can order meals reasonably, understand consumption, and avoid waste.

"Green Catering Operation and Management" focuses on the four aspects of "saving, environmental protection, peace of mind, and health", and puts forward the requirements for the operation and management and continuous improvement of catering companies and green catering blocks, and promotes the quality and efficiency of catering companies.