Can I still order cucumber in the next restaurant?Why was the restaurant sold cucumber?

Multiple restaurants sell cucumbers to be fined 5,000 yuan

Cucumbers were originally a cake on the wine table, but recently, many restaurants in Hefei, Anhui have been fined for a plate of cucumbers. What is going on?

According to media reports, in late July, many restaurants in Hefei, Chizhou, Anhui, and Chizhou have been punished for selling cold dishes such as cold cucumbers because they did not obtain cold food food business qualifications. Of course, it is not "shooting cucumber", but a super business scope to engage in cold food operations. A penalty document shows that the "cucumber" sold by a restaurant is 15 yuan. In view of the active rectification after the incident, it is intended to confiscate the illegal income of 15 yuan and punish it from a light penalty of 5,000 yuan.

Can I still order cucumber in the next restaurant?

In fact, the above restaurants were not fined because of "shooting cucumber", but instead of being engaged in cold food operations.

Liu Shaowei, a member of the expert group of the Shanghai Food Safety Research Association and a PhD in Food Safety of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, told China News Weekly that in accordance with the laws and regulations of food management, catering companies need to run catering within their own scope. If the catering unit wants to operate cold dishes, the operating project of the "Food Business License" must have "cold food food production and sale", otherwise it will be over -range operation. "In other words, these restaurants do not have cucumbers, but need to apply for relevant qualifications."

Liu Shaowei said that my country has detailed regulations on the operation of dishes. If catering companies need to apply for cold food permits, they need independent spaces of not less than 5 square meters, and have disinfection facilities, air disinfection equipment and independent air conditioners with secondary dressing. In addition, the national standard "GB 31654-2021 Food Safety National Standard Standard Catering Services General Sanitation Specification" also pointed out that easy-to-rot food should be treated in the specialized room or dedicated operation area, and the cool dishes belong to this category.

Some netizens are upset for the restaurant: Isn't it just taking a cucumber? Why do I need to apply for a special qualification?

In this regard, Liu Shaowei explained that shooting cucumbers seemed simple, but from the perspective of food safety management, there were very strict requirements. Cold food and hot food are different. After the hot cooking process, hot food, such as boiling or stir -fry, can eliminate bacteria to a certain extent. The cool dishes are not. Because there is no high temperature sterilization process, it is more likely to be infected by microorganisms, especially in the production process, and mixing with tools and chopping boards, it is very easy to cause cross -infection. "Especially in the summer, it was the peak period of cold dishes consumption, and the risk of cross -infection was higher. Therefore, we have strict management of cold food processing process and require special production."

Special qualifications to operate cold food

In fact, it is not the first case in the country to operate cold dishes. In 2017, a hot pot restaurant in Huangpu District, Guangzhou was fined 10,000 yuan by the Food Supervision Administration for sale of cold dishes such as "shooting cucumber" and "appetizer", and confiscated 139 yuan of "illegal income".

So why don't catering companies apply for cold food business qualifications?

Qin Wei, a senior person in Lanzhou Beef Noodle Industry, has been engaged in catering work for nearly two decades. According to his understanding, there are less than one -tenth of the catering companies in the country with cold dishes, and the general nature of fast food and snacks does not have cold dishes.

Qin Wei analyzed China News Weekly that cold food is more likely to infect bacteria and require specialized operating qualifications. How could catering companies unknown, but it was more unable to apply for relevant qualifications for practical factors.

"A dedicated cool dish room requires at least 5 square meters, and it is also equipped with air conditioning, separate knife case boards, etc., but this is not the most important cost. Cool vegetables room means that the function is very single and cannot be used separately. A restaurant with a area of ​​less than 70 or eighty square meters, remove the functions of back kitchen, warehousing, front desk, bathroom and other functions. At least 30 meals can be accommodated. Further squeeze the profitability of catering companies. "

(Tuyuan Network China Xiaokang.com Comprehensive China News Weekly, etc.)

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