The recent incident involving a meal preparation company in Tianjin has reignited concerns about food safety. The incident involved a catering company called Tianjin Gourmet Supply Chain Management Co., which provides catering services to kindergartens, schools and other organizations. However, the company's catering operations posed serious food safety risks, drawing widespread attention and condemnation from the community.

About the incident

Tianjin Gourmet Supply Chain Management Co.'s meal-dispensing operation reportedly had several problems. First, the company's food hygiene management was not standardized, with poor internal hygiene in food-dispensing vehicles, improper food storage, and cross-contamination during food processing. Secondly, the company's staff were of low quality and did not possess food hygiene knowledge and skills, the meal preparation operation was not standardized, and there were a large number of sources of contamination during food processing. Finally, the company's food supply chain is not transparent, the source of food is not clear, and there are food safety risks.

The existence of these problems led to serious safety hazards in the food distributed by the company. During meal preparation, the company used expired ingredients, there was a lot of contamination of ingredients, and there was a lot of cross-contamination during food processing, among other problems. The existence of these problems poses a potential threat to the health of consumers.

Solution of food safety problems

In order to solve the food safety problems, a series of measures need to be taken. First, a comprehensive investigation of the food preparation company is needed to find out the source of food, processing, food preparation operations and other circumstances. Secondly, food safety supervision needs to be strengthened, and the food hygiene management of the catering company needs to be comprehensively inspected and supervised. At the same time, there is a need to strengthen food safety publicity to raise consumers' awareness of food safety and guide them to choose safe and healthy food.

Consumer self-protection

In the context of widespread concern over food safety, consumers need to take a number of measures to protect their health. First, consumers should choose reputable food suppliers and avoid buying food from unknown sources and of unreliable quality. Secondly, consumers should pay attention to the shelf life and production date of food products to avoid consuming expired food. Finally, consumers should pay attention to how food is processed and stored to avoid cross-contamination and sources of contamination.