The Anti-Food Waste Law of the People's Republic of China*** and the People's Republic of China is a law enacted in accordance with the Constitution in order to prevent food waste, safeguard national food security, carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, conserve resources, protect the environment and promote sustainable economic and social development.

Food, catering industry associations and other associations should strengthen industry self-regulation, formulate and implement anti-food waste and other related group standards and industry self-regulatory norms in accordance with the law, publicize and popularize the prevention of food waste knowledge, promote the advanced typical, guide the members to consciously carry out anti-food waste activities, and wasteful behavior of the members of the necessary self-regulatory measures.

Anti-food Waste Law Requirements

According to the Anti-Food Waste Law, where meals are to be arranged for official activities, the number and form of meals should be arranged thriftily and in accordance with the actual situation, and should not exceed the prescribed standards. Catering service operators can reward consumers who participate in the "CD-ROM action"; they can also charge consumers who cause obvious waste the appropriate fee for handling food waste, and the fee should be clearly indicated.

This legislation, focusing on food and beverage waste, although the incision is small, but significant, is to enrich the form of legislation, to explore the "small quick" lively practice of legislation, but also in line with public opinion, is conducive to safeguarding national food security, is conducive to carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese people, and is conducive to the promotion of green development and sustainable development.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Chinese People's Anti-Food Waste Law