"Will food delivery be banned without a physical store?" "Can homemade food still be sold in Moments?" "Will the small boats of the sharing economy such as Home Kitchen be overturned?" Recently, the country The Food and Drug Administration issued new regulations on online catering services to subdivide and standardize the behavior of all parties in online catering services. Among them, the regulation that "those who use the Internet to provide catering services must have a physical store and obtain a food business license in accordance with the law" has triggered heated discussions. The concern of public opinion highlights the practical relevance of the new regulations.

"Carefully hide every story in the cake, and tell you sweetly." This is a status posted by a private bakery owner on WeChat Moments. Nowadays, "private cooking" and "homemade delicacies" are popular among friends, and have become a new trend and "new food fashion". And this is just a sketch of the development of today's Internet catering services. Reports show that the size of my country’s food delivery O2O market reached 152.4 billion yuan last year, and the ubiquitous food delivery boys have become a new urban landscape. Online food shopping and online ordering are in full swing, bringing people a richer and more convenient "tip-of-the-tongue experience" and putting forward higher requirements for food safety supervision.

Foods are going online one after another, adding more uncontrollable factors to food safety. As the saying goes, people open their doors with seven things: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea. Eating is a big thing in people's minds, and eating safely is the most basic demand. When ordering food through the screen, people don't know whether the other end is a clean and bright gourmet workshop or a dirty and messy "black workshop". Once a security issue arises, unlicensed sellers can disappear without a trace as long as they log off their online information. For example, a certain "Internet celebrity cookie" that has been popular in WeChat Moments for more than half a year was recently discovered to be a "three-no product." Such a contrast makes many people say "very un-Internet famous and very unattractive". The "black box lunches" and "poison box lunches" that appear in the newspapers from time to time are even more shocking. Therefore, to protect "tip of tongue safety", more physical barriers need to be established so that the trajectory of food production can be followed and the responsibility for food safety can be traced.

The new regulations for online catering services that are “bound to physical stores” can be described as a timely response to the current reality. It is not to "drive catering services off the Internet", but to erect a security line of defense at the source of online catering food production to allow those with real food production capabilities to enter the market. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the Food and Drug Administration responded that physical stores do not necessarily require dining places, the key is to ensure food safety; for those who do not have physical stores and no licenses, you can refer to the requirements of small workshops and small vendors. Supervised by management methods. Let people enjoy safe food through the Internet, let the supervision of online catering bid farewell to the "vacuum" zone, and quickly find the responsible party when problems occur. This is the original intention and purpose of the system design.

New dining models such as online ordering and home-cooked meals are not only a phenomenon unique to China, but also a craze that is being experienced by countries all over the world. These emerging areas are also the focus of supervision. In Australia, any family-style food processing and takeout needs to apply for a trade name and comply with Australian food processing safety regulations; while the United States has a strict food safety supervision system, recall system and punitive damages system. "Sharp Sword" to ensure the security of online food ordering. When it comes to food issues, efficiency should give way to safety, supervision and market vibrancy. This has become a common international consensus and action.

Nowadays, online ordering and online food shopping have become the first choice for many people. Whether online catering can develop healthily, food safety is a basic prerequisite. Online catering should not only respond to the public’s demand for “fast”, but also meet their expectations for “good”. Only with good control over "production" and sufficient efforts in "management" can people truly eat with peace of mind.