It is illegal to collect tableware fees.

There are clear regulations in our country that tableware for catering shall not be charged. As an operator, hotels have the right to provide safe and clean tableware to consumers. Providing tableware is their unshirkable legal obligation and responsibility, so hotels have no right to charge tableware fees for disposable tableware.

Therefore, it is the legal obligation of food operators to provide consumers with a safe and hygienic dining environment and tableware. Therefore, catering enterprises should bear the cost of tableware disinfection, and can not pass the cost of disinfection on to consumers. The restaurant's charging for tableware increases consumers' responsibility and infringes on consumers' fair trade rights.

moreover, according to relevant laws and regulations, consumers have the right to know and choose their own goods or services, and business operators should clearly mark their prices in a prominent position in accordance with state regulations.

Legal basis:

Article 4 of the Food Safety Law states that food producers and operators are responsible for the safety of the food they produce and operate. Food producers and business operators shall engage in production and business activities in accordance with laws, regulations and food safety standards, ensure food safety, be honest and self-disciplined, be responsible to the society and the public, accept social supervision and assume social responsibilities.

article 33 of the food safety law stipulates that tableware, drinking utensils and containers containing direct-entry food should be washed and disinfected before use, and cookware and utensils should be washed and kept clean after use.

Paragraph 5 of Article 27 of the Food Safety Law stipulates that tableware, drinking utensils and containers for food for immediate consumption should be washed and disinfected before use, and cookware and utensils should be washed and kept clean after use. Accordingly, the catering industry should also provide sterilized and clean tableware and drinking utensils.