Pang Jin, Director of the Network Supervision Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation, introduced on the 6th that as of December 2022, the number of takeout users in China reached 520 million, and online catering platforms have become an important link in curbing food waste. The State Administration for Market Regulation will further play a leading role in platform demonstration and promote the establishment of a long-term mechanism to prevent food waste during takeout. Pang Jin made the above statement at the press conference of the Special Action to Stop Food and Beverage Waste held by the State Administration of Market Regulation on the 6th. In March of this year, the State Administration for Market Regulation deployed a three-month special action to curb food and beverage waste nationwide, focusing on solving a number of prominent problems, exposing a number of illegal cases, formulating a number of group standards, promoting a number of typical experiences, and striving to achieve tangible, verifiable, and evaluable work results. It is reported that on the basis of thorough research and extensive solicitation of opinions, the State Administration for Market Regulation, in conjunction with the Ministry of Commerce, has drafted the "Guiding Opinions on Effectively Preventing Takeaway Food Waste by Utilizing the Leading and Driving Role of Online Catering Platforms", proposing 10 measures from optimizing the supply structure of food products, optimizing the display of food information, strengthening full process consumption reminders, and optimizing platform rules and agreements, Promote the establishment of a long-term mechanism to prevent food waste during takeout. Pang Jin stated that the Anti Food Waste Law clarifies the legal obligation of online catering platforms to combat food waste, and the State Administration of Market Regulation guides the platform to play a demonstration and leading role, achieving positive results. Guide online catering platforms to set appropriate ordering reminders throughout the entire process of ordering, submitting orders, and completing orders; Actively optimizing the structure of food supply, setting up a "small portion" zone to vigorously promote small portion meals; Establish a sound positive incentive mechanism to provide traffic support for merchants participating in the supply of "small dishes" and "small meals", and provide incentive subsidies for consumers to place orders to purchase green consumption behaviors such as "small dishes" and "small meals". (New News Agency)