The bright red hot pot oil is served on the table, which looks attractive and tastes delicious. Shopkeepers usually say that this oil is old for many years and tastes good. CCTV's Consumer Advocacy reporter found in a well-known hot pot restaurant in Chengdu that the mysterious old oil in this pot is actually "recycled oil" that is re-refined and recycled. After filtering, refining, burning oil, packaging and other procedures, the saliva oil turned into a new table, and the so-called "trade secret" in the mouth of merchants became a shield! Front Hall: Hot pot oil is not packaged. "Chongqing Laotangke Hot Pot" is a large chain catering enterprise with dozens of stores in Chengdu. There are five kinds at the bottom of the pot, and the price is all 15 yuan. Clear oil red pot is usually the first choice for guests. The waiter will open the packaged hot pot oil and pour it into the hot pot in front of the guests. The reporter noticed that the words "Chongqing Laotangke Hot Pot Special" and QS logo were printed on the package. The waiter said that the unique taste of their hot pot comes from the secret hot pot bottom material, which is all disposable. Since the money has been spent, can you pack these bottom materials and take them away? The reporter's question was answered in the negative, and the waiter said that "that smell is made in the company". On the menu of Chongqing Laotangke Hotpot Restaurant, there is a saying, "Prevent technology from leaking, and prohibit old oil from leaving the restaurant". What is "old oil"? The waiter explained that the oil used after boiling is old oil. Kitchen: Dirty barrels filled with filtered oil In the kitchen of Chongqing Laotangke Hotpot Restaurant, the reporter found three stainless steel vats with a height of about 51 cm and a diameter of 31 cm, all around which were covered with dirt. A waiter came into the kitchen with a pot of leftover hot pot bottom from the front hall. Instead of pouring the bottom of the pot directly into the sewer, they poured it into a vat. Next door, a chef is filtering the hot pot oil with an iron spoon back and forth. In a few minutes, the stainless steel bucket is filled with simply filtered hot pot oil, and then the hot pot oil will be carefully filtered again. When it is confirmed that there will be no more leftovers left by guests in the hot pot oil, these hot pot oils can be carried on the stove and boiled with a big fire. The reporter noticed that this store can be described as "never wasting every drop of oil". In the corner of the kitchen, used plastic bags filled with hot pot oil are hung above the stainless steel barrels, so that the remaining oil in the bags is almost dropped into the vats. After a period of boiling, the basic treatment of hot pot oil was completed. After the oil was cooled, the staff repackaged it with a sealing machine. What is the sanitary condition of these repackaged "saliva oil"? The employees in the store can't say clearly. But they don't seem to be worried about being discovered by the guests. "If you can't eat it yourself, can the guests eat it?" Argument: The unwritten rules list the honors they have won on the website of Chongqing Laotangke Hotpot, including "Sichuan Famous Hotpot", "Green Catering Enterprise" and "Best Taste Award in Chengdu Hotpot General Evaluation List". It also claims that "in order to bring the concept of green, healthy and natural diet into full play, the company has introduced modern production equipment, implemented bagging of hot pot bottom materials and achieved. But in fact, the company is well aware of the recycling of hot pot oil. Minister Li, who is in charge of attracting investment, said, "This is an unwritten rule". He told reporters that the cost is too high without using old oil. The cost of a pot of bottom material is at least as high as 81 yuan, and the price is only 15 yuan. If two people eat 51 yuan or 61 yuan, they will earn 31 yuan, and the bottom of the pot with 15 yuan will only be 45 yuan, so "we must take back the oil to save costs". Minister Li even told reporters how to deal with it if it is found out by law enforcement agencies. He said with great experience that when the media came, they would say, "We don't need that old oil." The old oil was recycled to make soap, fuel, and so on. As soon as the news passed, "You can use yours." News Watch Who puts a dazzling aura on unscrupulous enterprises? The "best taste" comes from recycling, recycling and reusing hot pot oil. The "green and healthy diet concept" means not wasting a drop of hot pot oil, even if it has been eaten many times. The "hot pot bottom bag" contains the recovered oil that customers have eaten and skimmed the leftovers. Which customer can think of so many stories behind when he sees an attractive pot of hot pot oil? But it is such an unreliable enterprise that has so many honors that look very reliable.

Although hot pot enterprises are required to disclose the raw materials, it seems that this hot pot restaurant with "saliva oil" as the base material is completely unaffected. It is not difficult to guess that other people benefit from it besides the enterprise. Who are they? We don't know. But we clearly know that they have the ability to give such an unscrupulous enterprise a dazzling aura and have the ability to protect this dazzling light from shining there all the time. And ordinary consumers are far from seeing the cat behind them. As a result, consumers who have no sense of security can only be forced to learn various identification methods to protect themselves. Want to buy pork without clenbuterol? Ok, let's learn what clenbuterol is first. But self-protection is by no means the fundamental way to solve the food safety problem. On the contrary, it can only make the problem worse. Still an old saying goes, should solving food safety problems be the responsibility of the regulatory authorities "for the people" or "for the benefit"? There is only one answer to this question. Otherwise, will chemistry become the most popular subject in the near future? We yearn for a simple and pure life. Meat is meat, milk is milk, and melon is melon. For ordinary people, is this a luxury? Is this an obstacle for businesses? Is this a blind spot for the regulatory authorities?