China to track kitchen wastes
December 14th, 2011 - 6:59 am ICT by IANSBeijing, Dec 14 (IANS) Chinese authorities plan to track kitchen waste from restaurants to stop the illegal supply of gutter oil — old cooking oil collected from the gutters.
Gutter oil has caused a major food safety concern in China in recent years.
A draft national standard for the catering industry has proposed a tracking mechanism for all kitchen waste, Xinhua reported.
The document, published on the health ministry’s website Tuesday to seek public comments, stipulates that catering service providers should set up a comprehensive kitchen waste management system.
It requests such providers to sign contracts with dealers in kitchen waste who will be required to obtain authorization certificates from the government.
A detailed record of each waste disposal should be kept, specifying its type, volume, receiver and expected use, the draft reads.
Such records are also required to be reported to the administering authorities on a regular basis. The reprocessed cooking oil will only be allowed for use as fuel or animal feed.
The police have launched a crackdown on the illegal use of gutter oil. However, the food safety authorities are still trying to find a reliable method to differentiate edible oil and reprocessed gutter oil.
- China busts gang for selling gutter oil - May 05, 2012
- 248 Chinese officials arrested over food safety flaws in 2010 - Jan 31, 2011
- Beijing cracks down on illegal cooking oil - Jul 13, 2011
- 100 held in China for reprocessing waste oil - Apr 03, 2012
- China mulls death penalty for 'gutter oil' crimes - Feb 24, 2012
- China blacklists 151 materials forbidden in food, feed - Apr 24, 2011
- Animal fat found in edible oil in China - May 24, 2012
- Two held for Chinese journalist's killing - Sep 21, 2011
- China tightens food safety measures - Feb 03, 2012
- 52 held in China over 'gutter oil' - Dec 20, 2011
- China probes preserved fruit additives - Apr 26, 2012
- 'Kitchens becoming style statement in South Asian homes' - May 14, 2012
- Switch to olive oil for better health: Cookery expert Nita Mehta (With Image) - Jan 08, 2012
- China wages war against adulterated food, fake drugs - Mar 16, 2012
- New rules for bio-medical waste management - Sep 25, 2011
Tags: animal feed, beijing, catering industry, catering service, chinese authorities, cooking oil, crackdown, detailed record, edible oil, food safety concern, gutter, gutters, health ministry, kitchen waste, kitchen wastes, public comments, service providers, waste disposal, waste management system, xinhua