No way?! Can students still have a good meal, and when did rat heads become regular customers of restaurant dishes?
One. Rat head duck neck to rat head beef?
Just in June this year, a major event happened. In the campus cafeteria of a university in Jiangxi, students ate rat heads.
On June 1, 2023, a student at the Yaohu Campus of Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College ate in the cafeteria when he ate a foreign object, he took a video and posted it on social platforms, which caused widespread attention and anger among netizens.
In the video, you can see that the foreign body also resembles animal teeth, creating a strong contrast with the surrounding meals.
On the evening of June 3, the school involved issued a notice through its official Weibo, saying that after investigation and verification, at the time of the incident, the student who took the video and his classmates compared the "foreign object" and confirmed that the "foreign object" was a duck neck and was normal food.
The student has made a written explanation on the spot to clarify the content of the video. The briefing also stated that the incident had received the understanding and support of the students, parents and class teachers involved.
However, this briefing did not calm the anger of public opinion, but caused greater doubts and dissatisfaction. Netizens pointed out that the statements in the report did not match the picture in the video, and the foreign object was obviously not a duck's neck, but a mouse's head.
Questions were also raised as to whether the school had put pressure on the students concerned to change their narratives. It was also discovered that the school had been exposed as early as November 2021 due to the presence of rats in the canteen cleaning room.
On June 4, the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education, the Provincial Public Security Department, the Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and the Provincial Administration for Market Regulation formed a joint investigation team and stationed in Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College to conduct an investigation.
On June 17, the results of the survey were announced. After investigating the scene, collecting surveillance video, consulting the procurement list, questioning relevant parties and other parties, it was determined that the foreign object was the head of a rat rodent.
Previously, Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College and the Changdong Branch of the Market Supervision Administration of Nanchang High-tech Zone did not seriously investigate and collect evidence, and the conclusion that "foreign matter is a duck's neck" was wrong.
At present, the Nanchang Municipal Administration for Market Supervision has revoked the food business license of the canteen involved and punished the enterprise and the legal representative involved. The next step will be to seriously deal with relevant responsible units, enterprises and responsible persons in accordance with laws and regulations, and carry out special rectification of food safety in the province.
This matter has already attracted the attention of all sectors of society, even the United Nations. Just before the "duck head" incident ended, "rat head beef" appeared again
On October 10, some netizens broke the news on Weibo that while eating in the canteen on the second floor of Meiyuan of North China University of Science and Technology, an unknown object suspected to be a mouse's head was found in the dish.
Netizens also posted several pictures, showing a black, furry object with eyes, ears, teeth, mouth and nose, and other features, like a mouse.
The student said that he was half-eaten at the time, suddenly found this disgusting thing, immediately vomited, took a photo, and complained to the canteen staff. Cafeteria staff said the object was probably beef, but did not give any evidence or explanation.
This revelation caused a strong response from netizens, some expressed their inability to accept such a food hygiene situation, some expressed sympathy and concern for the health of the victims, some expressed doubts and doubts about the authenticity and origin of this object, and some expressed their requirements and expectations for a formal response and treatment from the school.
Netizens have left comments one after another, and up to now, the Weibo has received more than 100,000 retweets and comments.
Two. The treatment of North China Institute of Technology
In the face of this incident of eating rat heads in the canteen, North China University of Science and Technology responded immediately. On the morning of October 10, the school released the "Notice on the Handling of Foreign Objects Found in the Canteen" on the official WeChat public account.
The circular said that the school attached great importance to this matter, and immediately set up an investigation team composed of school leaders, relevant departments and student representatives to conduct a comprehensive investigation and handling of the incident.
It was ascertained that the incident occurred at the "home cooking" window of the window on the west side of the second floor of the school's second cafeteria. The window is operated by a catering company outsourced to "Tianjin Xinding Catering Management Co., Ltd."
Tianjin Xinding Catering Management Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in employee meal distribution, canteen contracting and hosting, enterprise logistics management services, founded on October 26, 2017, with a registered capital of 5 million yuan, the legal representative is Xia, and the registered address is located in Tianjin Development Zone Street.
Adhering to the business philosophy of "health, nutrition and service first", the company provides our customers with buffet-style employee meals, nutritional composition analysis and labeling, so that customers eat healthy and nutritious, according to the personal work situation and physical condition of employees to choose different ingredients of nutritious meals to ensure the physical fitness of employees.
The company also has a professional logistics and distribution team, equipped with a number of insulated vehicles, to minimize the delivery time to ensure the quality and temperature of the meal, so that employees can eat delicious working meals.
The company's main business scope includes: catering management; Food business (carrying out business activities on the basis of a license);
Realty management; Road freight operations (carrying out business activities on the basis of a licence); Logistics distribution and distribution services. (For projects subject to approval according to law, business activities can only be carried out after approval by relevant departments).
At present, the company has established long-term and stable cooperative relations with many well-known enterprises, such as CNOOC Development, Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Tianjin Children's Activity Center, etc.
The company constantly innovates and improves its own management system and service level in the process of development, and is committed to creating an efficient, standardized and professional catering service platform to provide customers with high-quality food safety and satisfactory service experience.
The company also actively fulfills its social responsibilities, participates in public welfare activities, cares for vulnerable groups, and spreads positive energy.
The briefing said that the school expressed its deep apologies for the incident and extended sincere condolences to the affected teachers and students. The school has dealt seriously with the catering company involved, terminated the contract with it, and demanded compensation for the related losses.
At the same time, the school has also carried out a comprehensive inspection and rectification of the health and safety of the canteen, strengthened the supervision and management of food procurement, processing, storage, sales and other links to ensure the quality and safety of the canteen.
The circular also calls on the majority of teachers to view this matter physiology, do not trust or spread false information, and maintain the normal order and good atmosphere of the campus.
Tianjin Xinding Catering Management Co., Ltd., which participated in the bidding for the commissioned operation project of the student canteen of North China University of Science and Technology on July 27, 2023 and won the bid, is responsible for the operation of the "home-cooked food" window of the west window on the second floor of the second cafeteria.
However, on October 10, 2023, the company violated relevant food hygiene regulations and had food hygiene problems in the course of its operations, and it was revealed that a student had eaten a rat's head in the dish. The school subsequently terminated its contract and demanded compensation for the related losses.
Three. Campus food safety issues
The campus cafeteria is a place where students touch and enjoy every day and is an integral part of school life. However, in recent years, many college restaurants have frequently had bad incidents such as eating mice, which has aroused widespread concern and doubts from society and public opinion. The finger rat of Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College is a duck
On the afternoon of June 1, 2023, a video of "suspected rat heads in a meal of a university in Jiangxi" spread on the Internet, and foreign objects were suspected to appear in the meals of the video picture.
In the video, students pinch a foreign object from a meal that is suspected to be a mouse's head, as well as something that resembles an animal's "teeth."
On the evening of June 3, the official micro-channel of Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College issued a notice saying that at the time of the incident, the student who shot the video and his classmates compared the "foreign object" and confirmed that the "foreign object" was a duck neck and was normal food.
On the morning of June 7, the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education responded to reporters that relevant departments had intervened in the incident. On the afternoon of June 8, the reporter visited the Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College of the school involved and found that the school gate was closed and the entry and exit of personnel were strictly controlled.
Outside the school gate, there was an endless stream of delivery workers, and many students picked up takeout food through the door fence.
According to polar news reporters, in November 2021, rats were found in the canteen on another campus of the school. The university posted a statement on its official Weibo at the time that the department management had neglected to supervise, resulting in outdoor rats sneaking in.
After the school's special investigation team learned of the situation, it severely punished the company involved and dealt with the parties accordingly.
Nanjing University dead rat incident:
On the evening of September 25, 2022, a student at Nanjing University was eating in the cafeteria when he found a dead mouse in his dish. The student immediately took photos and broke the news on Weibo, saying that he had eaten half of it before finding out.
This Weibo quickly attracted the attention and comments of netizens, some expressed sympathy and anger, and some expressed doubts and ridicule. Some netizens said: "What kind of ingredient is this?" Is it made of rat meat? ”
"Is this intentional? Or unintentional? If it is intentional, it is abominable. ”
On the morning of September 26, Nanjing University released the "Notice on the Handling of Foreign Objects Found in Canteens" on the official WeChat public account.
The circular said that the school attached great importance to this matter, and immediately set up an investigation team composed of school leaders, relevant departments and student representatives to conduct a comprehensive investigation and handling of the incident.
It was ascertained that the incident occurred in the "home-cooking" window of the window on the west side of the second floor of the second cafeteria of the university's Gulou campus. The window is outsourced to a catering company.
The briefing said that the school expressed its deep apologies for the incident and extended sincere condolences to the affected teachers and students. The school has dealt seriously with the catering company involved, terminated the contract with it, and demanded compensation for the related losses.
At the same time, the school has also carried out a comprehensive inspection and rectification of the health and safety of the canteen, strengthened the supervision and management of food procurement, processing, storage, sales and other links to ensure the quality and safety of the canteen.
The circular also calls on the majority of teachers to view this matter physiology, do not trust or spread false information, and maintain the normal order and good atmosphere of the campus.
In addition to the two more high-profile cases mentioned above, similar incidents have occurred at other universities. For example:
In October 2021, a student at Henan University found a dead mouse in his dish while eating in a cafeteria. The student took a photo and broke the news on Weibo, saying that he had eaten half of it before he found out.
In the face of these bad incidents such as eating rats in the canteen, people can't help but ask: How did these incidents happen? What's behind it?
According to the reporter's investigation, at present, the phenomenon of outsourcing college canteens to catering companies has become very common. Outsourcing canteens refers to handing over the operation of school canteens to external catering companies or individuals.
They are responsible for the canteen's menu supply, price setting, service quality, etc. The hidden concern behind the canteen incident: the pros and cons of outsourcing canteens
Although the incident of eating rat heads in the canteen has been dealt with in a timely and proper manner, it has also triggered people's thinking about the outsourcing of canteens.
Outsourcing canteens refers to handing over the operation of school canteens to external catering companies or individuals, who are responsible for the supply of dishes, price setting, service quality, etc. of the canteen.
Outsourcing canteens have certain advantages, such as reducing the management burden of the school, improving the efficiency and flexibility of the canteen, increasing the variety and taste of the canteen, and meeting the different needs of teachers and students.
However, outsourcing canteens also has some drawbacks, such as it may cause the school to lose supervision and control over the canteen, making it difficult to ensure the health and safety of the canteen, and may also lead to conflicts of interest between the canteen and the school, so that the canteen sacrifices the interests of teachers and students in order to pursue profits.
Therefore, in the process of outsourcing canteens, schools should strengthen communication and coordination with catering companies or individuals, clarify the rights and responsibilities of both parties, establish effective supervision and evaluation mechanisms, ensure the legal and compliant operation of canteens, and protect the health and rights of teachers and students.