China - Sichuan province food: "Create an atmosphere of 'shameful waste and saving pride'"

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Say no to "waste on the tip of the tongue" and various departments in Sichuan have adopted various measures to stop food waste


October 04, 2020 06:51:06 Source: Sichuan Daily
Reporter Wu Li Editor: Xu Chengsong


　　Sichuan Daily All-Media Reporter Wu Li
　　On the evening of September 27, there was a loud voice in the Jiburu Steak Seafood Buffet Restaurant in Shunqing District, Nanchong City. On each table, there is a reminder sign of “Civilized Dining, Take Less Taken Less, Don’t Waste”, and the reminder of “Saving and Glorious” is also displayed at the dining table. "Compared with the past, consumers have greatly improved their awareness of saving, and there has been less waste." said Yang Xiaohong, the person in charge of the restaurant.
　　Our province is a major agricultural province, a major food province, and a major catering province. It has a heavy responsibility to prevent food waste and maintain food security. Various forms of publicity and education were carried out throughout the province, and special treatments such as civilized dining tables and the "CD Action" were further promoted. "Strictly saving and opposing waste" became a common practice in Bashu.
　　Widely publicized
　　Create an atmosphere of "shameful waste and saving pride"
　　"Strive to be a participant in the'CD Action' and a promoter of cherishing food!" On August 12, our province took the lead in issuing a proposal to eliminate waste on the tongue and cultivate the habits of diligence and thrift to the cadres and employees of public institutions in the jurisdiction. Cadres and employees take the lead and set an example.
　　The whole province has set off an upsurge, and solidly carried out various forms of publicity and education activities. Through the combination of online and offline methods, it has led to the formation of a new style of table civilization that is "shameful waste and proud of saving".
　　Catering associations and catering companies all over the country have taken actions to issue initiatives or formulate measures to advocate scientific and civilized dining.
　　The Chengdu Catering Industry Association issued the "Chengdu Catering Industry Strictly Saving and Opposing Waste Behavior Code", which clearly established and improved the industry's special "talking" and "exposure" mechanism to stop catering waste; strengthened the standardized management of kitchens, implemented food cost measurement management, and standardized rough processing , Improve the net material rate.
　　"Compact discs, true face" "No matter how much'mimi' is, we can't waste it"... The mainstream media is taking action. In addition to in-depth investigations by Chuanguan News, a set of creative posters produced has also been widely forwarded and posted.
　　At the end of August, the short video "Life of Rice" became popular online. The video was shot by Li Ziqi, a member of the All-China Youth Federation, and vividly shows the hard-won experience of one porridge and one meal. After watching the video, many netizens said that they should start with themselves and now to save food.
　　Our province has also carried out all-round publicity and education to stop food waste. The first special lecture of "Love Food and Save Food" in the lecture hall of Sichuan Province "Strict Economy and Stop Food Waste" was held a few days ago, and more than 11,000 people in the province participated in the study through video. The organizer stated that it will join hands with Chuanguan News to carry out online live broadcast, recording and broadcasting to create a "cloud classroom".
　　Guide management
　　Integrate strict economy into civilized practice
　　In the view of Li Jianjun, secretary general of the Provincial Tourism Hotel Industry Association, the main reason why large-scale banquets become "leftover banquets" is mainly affected by traditional consumption habits.
　　In response to this situation, the Bazhou District of Bazhong City has integrated the prevention of food waste into the creation of spiritual civilization, comprehensively carried out the revision and standardization of village rules and folk agreements, community conventions, issued a red and white affairs management convention, and established a villager’s wine reporting system. Frugal banquets have become common practice.
　　From government schools to enterprises and rural areas, our province integrates the prevention of food waste into civilized practice, and the new wind of conservation and civilized blows across the urban and rural grassroots.
　　Recently, volunteers from the Market Supervision Bureau of Xichang City came to the community to issue publicity signs such as "cherish food" and "reject game", popularize knowledge about food-borne diseases, and strengthen the awareness of community residents to refuse to eat game and reduce the ways in which wild animals can transmit diseases.
　　"Diligence and thrift is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, and the'CD Action' is to cultivate the family tradition of diligence and thrift." In Jianyang, 22 "eliminate waste" new era civilization practice teams are active in the fields, carrying out the "small amount of meals without leftovers." "Good family tradition, good family motto inheritance activities.
　　The total number of students at all levels and types of schools in our province is 15.947 million. It is of great significance to stop food waste in school dining places.
　　Heshi Town Central Primary School in Dachuan District, Dazhou City takes "saving food and eliminating waste" as the theme of the class and team meeting; Sichuan University canteen adopts service methods such as "half portion, half price", "small portion, moderate price" and other service methods, encouraging on-demand access Use and eat frugally.
　　Hard work
　　Supervision and restraint mechanisms promote orders and prohibitions
　　On September 16, the inspection team of the Supervisory Committee of the Disciplinary Committee of Gaoping District of Nanchong City found that there was waste in the canteen of a township employee during an inspection, and proposed rectification suggestions on the spot. Since August, the Gaoping District Discipline Inspection Commission has established a special inspection team to focus on the inspection of canteen procurement and whether there is waste in the dining of party members, cadres and employees. The special inspection is closely combined with the spirit of implementing the eight central regulations to deal with suspected violations of public funds. Centralized rectification of chaos such as eating, drinking, and over-standard reception.
　　In accordance with the requirements of the provincial party committee to deepen the construction of economical institutions, various departments in our province have formulated and implemented a number of powerful measures.
　　Rongxian carried out special inspections, focusing on spot checks on business banquets, red and white wedding banquets and other catering waste, and conducted criticism and education of serious wastes. So far, 425 catering units have been inspected and 2 criticized and educated.
　　The Office Affairs Center of Pengshan District, Meishan City, supervised and inspected the "civilized dining and opposing waste" situation in the office canteens of the whole district, and set up civilized dining supervisors in the office canteens to promptly discourage and stop eating waste. Recently, the food waste in the staff canteens of the Pengshan District Committee and District Government has decreased by 50% year-on-year.
　　The Lezhi County Commission for Discipline Inspection conducted special supervision and random inspections of 24 canteens in the county’s agencies, schools, and hospitals. “This spot check found a total of 4 problems and put forward 5 suggestions. Among them, 3 rectification suggestions were put forward for the problem of food waste in some schools. I hope that the school will strengthen guidance and management and cultivate students' good virtues of diligence and thrift." Said Wu Yulan, the group leader.

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Strict economy to stop food waste, Sichuan Provincial Market Supervision Bureau promulgated "13 Articles"

2020-09-30 15:22:08  Source: Sichuan Online  Editor: Deng Qiang 

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Sichuan Online reporter Liu Jia
Clearly indicate the quantity of dishes, strictly investigate and punish illegal behaviors such as unclear price marking; implement the reform of "small and small dishes" and "half bowl of rice" to remind consumers to pack surplus dishes... The Sichuan Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Office recently formulated the "Strict Economy to Stop Catering "Thirteen Measures for Waste" requires the local market supervision departments to give full play to their supervisory functions, integrate the forces of all parties, and implement various measures to promote the formation of a good atmosphere for food conservation and eliminate waste.
What are the 13 measures? Let's take a look.
Sichuan Provincial Market Supervision Department

Thirteen measures for strict economy to stop food waste
1. Combined with daily food safety supervision and special inspections, catering service operators are encouraged to post, display, and broadcast food saving propaganda pictures and videos, implement conservation initiatives, and actively participate in conservation actions.
2. Strengthen market price supervision, supervise catering service operators to clearly mark prices, clearly indicate the amount of dishes, and strictly investigate and punish illegal behaviors such as unclear price marking to protect the rights and interests of consumers.
3. Instruct unit canteens to study the causes and laws of catering waste, formulate saving measures in terms of ingredient matching, dish processing, improvement of taste, portion size, supervision and management, etc., and advocate the implementation of buffets in unit canteens that implement allocation (division) meals.
4. Promote industry associations to formulate regulations and conventions, guide and standardize the economizing behaviors of supermarkets and catering operators, encourage catering service operators to set up food conservation supervision posts, implement the reform of "large and small portions of vegetables" and "half bowl of rice", and guide consumers to moderate consumption , To remind consumers to pack the remaining dishes and realize the "CD Action".
5. Maintain a high pressure on the illegal recycling of kitchen waste, and severely crack down on the illegal disposal of kitchen waste and the use of "waste oil" to process food.
6. Carry out the "Provisional Food Safety Utilization Action" to match food wholesalers, supermarkets with children’s welfare homes, rescue organizations, charities, etc., use temporary foods to fund vulnerable groups; guide large supermarkets with conditions to set up special counters , Place temporary food, drinking water, etc. for people in need.
7. Hold a public service advertisement contest of “It is glorious to save food, and it is shameful to waste food” to promote the use of excellent works to all walks of life.
8. Organize industry associations and media to carry out publicity activities such as "Improve Catering Quality and Stop Catering Waste" and "I Am a CD Man".
9. Carry out the relevant requirements for food conservation in the "Measures for the Safety Management of Rural Collective Meals in Sichuan Province", strengthen publicity and education, create an atmosphere of shameful waste and pride in saving, and resolutely stop the wasteful behavior of rural collective meals.
X. In view of the wasteful characteristics of online food ordering, measures for strict economy and prevention of online food waste will be incorporated into the "Sichuan Province Online Food Operation Supervision and Administration Measures."
11. Carry out catering consumption surveys, grasp the measures and effects of food-saving actions by catering units, and changes in consumers' dining behaviors, and issue consumption reminders and warnings in a timely manner.
12. Deepen the education of fine traditions, implement the eight central regulations, ten regulations and implementation rules of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, and strictly implement the dining standards for official activities.
13. Organize the WeChat public account of the market supervision department, the official Douyin account, newspapers and magazines and other media to create a propaganda matrix of "Strict Economy and Stop Food Waste".

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