Chinanews.com, Beijing, March 12th. Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation, together with the Ministry of Education, the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Public Security and other departments jointly issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in School Food Safety in the Spring Semester of 2021" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice" ) To carry out special inspections of school food safety.

  "Focusing on school canteens with a large number of people, school canteens in rural areas with weak foundations, and off-campus catering units with high food safety risks, we will carry out risk investigations." The "Notice" requires strict inspections and strict control of incoming inspections. , Food safety issues such as failure to retain samples as required, and failure to implement rectification.

It is necessary to supervise and urge the rectification within a time limit for food safety problems and hidden dangers discovered, and severely punish violations of laws and regulations in accordance with the law.

  The "Notice" puts forward that schools and kindergartens should be urged to implement the food safety principal (kindergarten principal) responsibility system and the school-related person-in-charge catering system.

Vigorously promote the "Internet + bright kitchen and bright stove" and other smart management models to standardize the food processing and production process.

Strengthen the inspection of the implementation of the food safety principals (heads) of schools and kindergartens, and find and solve existing problems in a timely manner.

  At the same time, strengthen imported cold chain food and normalize epidemic prevention and control.

Guide and urge school cafeterias and off-campus catering units to strictly check the quarantine certificate, nucleic acid test certificate and disinfection certificate issued by the disinfection unit of imported cold chain food.

Clean up spoiled foods that have exceeded their shelf life in time.

Strengthen the management of food raw material suppliers and improve the food safety traceability system.

Strictly abide by the local epidemic prevention and control policies, and insist on the protection of the environment of "people" and "materials".

  The "Notice" also requires vigorous publicity to stop food waste.

Strengthen school health education and enhance students’ food safety awareness and self-protection capabilities.

Provide nutrition guidance to schools, advocate healthy eating concepts, and focus on cultivating students' civilized dining habits and healthy lifestyles.

Guide young people to cherish food, cultivate thrifty habits, and stop food waste.

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