"Pre-made dishes into school" caused parents to worry, and many places responded: not used

The issue of school food safety has always attracted much attention. Recently, the "pre-made dishes into schools" has sparked widespread discussion, and parents in many places have expressed their concerns through political platforms.

For example, a citizen of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, left a message asking Huzhou City to give a clear attitude on whether pre-made dishes will enter the campus. As a parent, I firmly resist that if a child eats prepared dishes five days a week, the child's body is completely in trouble. Please give a clear attitude to the hot issues, do not be ambiguous, and introduce them secretly.

On September 14, the Huzhou Municipal Education Bureau replied that Huzhou City requires school canteens to purchase fresh ingredients, and no pre-made dishes have entered the campus at present, and we will further strengthen supervision and management.

In Dongguan, Guangdong, a parent complained that the parents of a first-year child in a local middle school found that the children were eating pre-made dishes at school and could not accept that the children would eat these foods for the next three years.

Nancheng Street in Dongguan City responded on September 12 that most of the meals in the school's cafeteria are cooked with fresh ingredients, but chicken thighs (wings), duck legs (wings), meat steaks, and meatballs will choose chilled food and frozen food. At present, it has not been found that there are problems with pre-made dishes or purchased cooked food in school canteens. The school for each batch of ingredients every day, will ask the distribution unit for inspection passes, food safety officers will also carefully inspect the ingredients to ensure the safety of the ingredients, after the food processing is completed, before entering the pantry to implement the 48-hour sample system of all foods, and every morning, noon and evening three meals are accompanied by the school principal administration and teachers to ensure that the first time to understand the dining situation of teachers and students.

There are also parents in Haikou, Hainan, who suspect that the distribution company of kindergarten meals uses pre-made dishes and frozen food, and there are also ultra-long-distance food delivery.

The Education Bureau of Meilan District of Haikou City explained on September 13 that in order to reduce the food safety risk of school canteens and better form an intensive and standardized operation mode, kindergartens in our district chose to obtain the collective catering qualification certification of the Market Supervision Administration. Before the start of school, each kindergarten has held a parent-teacher meeting to inform parents of the meal matching matters, strengthen communication with parents, and strictly implement the meal accompaniment system of kindergarten leaders, and organize the catering committee to supervise the catering enterprise from time to time. From the pot to the consumption time is strictly controlled within 4 hours, all meals are according to the consumption time and the length of the journey to determine the time of stir-frying and meal distribution and loading and distribution, after stir-frying out of the pot in time to divide the meal into the insulation barrel and fashion truck transportation, transportation can ensure that the core temperature of the meal above 60 °C. All dishes delivered are made on the same day, not pre-made dishes.

In addition, some netizens in Xingyang, Henan Province asked, where is the source of lunch at Xingyang Calamus Road Primary School? Is it a pre-made dish or a canteen production? Are the lunch boxes food safe? School teachers never make announcements.

On September 14, the Xingyang Municipal Education Bureau said that because Xingyang Calamus Road Primary School has no canteen, the current lunch comes from Henan Province Qian** Catering Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. Company qualifications: more than 1500 employees, 11 food security inspection and assessment personnel, 83 professional training technical level cooks. At the intersection of Zhongyuan West Road and Wanshan Road in Xingyang City, 500 meters north of the east of the road, there is a standard central kitchen, which has the legal qualification of off-campus meal distribution. Students use fresh dishes for lunch, which are prepared on the spot by the central kitchen and delivered to the school by special personnel and buses according to the requirements of food distribution, and no pre-made dishes are used. Lunch boxes can reach food safety level. The new members of the 2023 school year PTA are recommended by the parents of each class, and the new PTA meeting of Calamus Road Primary School for the 2023 school year will be held on the afternoon of September 12. Send the next week's recipes to the parent committee and parent group every Sunday, and arrange parents to accompany the meal every day to supervise and send the students' meal situation to the parent committee group.

Bringing pre-made dishes into the campus causes worry, where does the worry come from? Parents' anxiety is understandable.

The commentary article of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Daily pointed out that the reason why "pre-made dishes into campus" affects people's hearts is because it is related to the health of students. Students in junior high school, primary school and kindergarten are all in an important stage of growth and development. The meals provided to them must take into account many aspects such as safety, nutrition, and deliciousness, and there is no room for sloppiness.

Prepared dishes are industrialized products. On the one hand, it has the advantages of convenience and speed, and is considered to be a new outlet in the catering industry. However, on the other hand, it is still in the early stage of industrial development, the relevant industry standards are not perfect, not only lack of national unified standards, but also lack of corresponding evaluation standards and market supervision standards, there are many problems such as irregular production, high salt and fat dishes, unsafe packaging materials, and unsatisfactory hygiene. In order to extend the shelf life of food, the production process will use some fresh-keeping processes or use food additives. There are every reason to question its taste, hygiene, freshness, safety, etc.

The article believes that people's attention to the issue of "pre-made dishes" entering the campus actually expresses deep concern for campus food safety and the healthy growth of students. At a time when pre-made dishes are still controversial, in order to ensure that students eat well and eat healthily, they should be cautious when entering the campus.

The Southern Daily commentary article called for a rational view of pre-made dishes on campus.

This article talks about the fact that when pre-made dishes enter the campus, they should be cautious and flexible, and they should not be "killed with a stick". The frequent occurrence of school food safety problems has caused anxiety and also reflects the real problem: some school canteens lack the quality control ability of the whole process from source to back kitchen to table, and pre-made dishes may fill this gap. It should also be noted that since the beginning of this year, the enrollment rate of kindergartens and primary schools has fluctuated, the number of places opened between schools is not the same, and the pressure on the operation of limited canteens is heavier. Today, to discuss the feasibility of bringing prepared dishes to campus, we must not only focus on the present, but also think about solutions to the long-term contradiction between supply and demand.

The article said that the introduction of pre-made dishes in school canteens must be based on in-depth research, full communication, and consultation with students and parents. The details of which brand of product to choose, whether it can ensure a reasonable combination of meals and continuous updating of dishes, must be paid attention to, rather than unilaterally implemented by the school. Due to the "school" measures and prudent attempts, regardless of whether pre-made dishes will eventually be introduced, it is necessary to adhere to the quality standards of the dishes and ensure that the bright kitchen is bright, so that students and parents can rest assured.