Since the outbreak, contactless delivery and smart food cabinets have become new takeaway consumption habits. How to strengthen safety in the "last mile" of smart food pickup? The China Cuisine Association recently issued the "Management Specifications for Smart Takeaway Cabinets", which requires the cabinets to ensure food safety while improving delivery efficiency. It stipulates that the bottom edge of the bottom grating door of the smart dining cabinet should be more than 10 centimeters from the ground. If the consumer has not picked up the meal for more than 30 minutes, the Internet platform, merchant or operator should prompt the consumer to pick up the meal as soon as possible.
The "Management Specifications for Smart Takeaway Cabinets" was jointly issued by the China Culinary Association, Meituan, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing In-City Real-time Logistics Branch, Meizhou Dongpo, Hefu Laomian and some smart meal cabinets. The production unit shall draft the draft together. Fu Longcheng, president of the China Cuisine Association, said that a comprehensive survey and study was conducted on the standard in the early stages of the project to understand the market demand, usage status and existing problems of smart takeout cabinets. Since there are currently no clear regulatory and standard guidelines for the specific operation of smart dining cabinets, the drafting team referred to regulatory requirements such as the "Code for Food Safety Operations in Catering Services" and "Code for Contactless Distribution of Goods", combined with the opinions of industry users, experts and scholars. , giving a detailed explanation of the functions and quality requirements that the dining cabinet itself should achieve.
In order to avoid the risk of cross-contamination of food, the standard puts forward clear requirements for the location of the installation of meal cabinets, including requirements to stay away from pollution sources, radioactive material areas, etc. Outdoor meal cabinets should be located in areas with shade, Rain shelter area. The most important thing is the daily operation and management of smart takeout cabinets, including food access, timeout management, temperature control, exception handling, daily management, cleaning and disinfection, etc. The specifications also have clear requirements to further ensure food safety.
For example, if a consumer has not picked up the meal for more than 30 minutes, the Internet platform, merchant or operator should prompt the consumer to pick up the meal as soon as possible through system notifications, text messages, phone calls, delivery staff reminders, etc. to ensure that Food is controlled within a safe time range from delivery to consumption by consumers.
In terms of daily management and cleaning and disinfection, the "Specifications" clearly stipulate that merchants and operators should establish an operation management system and a cleaning and disinfection system for smart dining cabinets, and assign corresponding personnel to be responsible for the daily management of the dining cabinets. , Clean and disinfect regularly, and regularly check the operating status and hygienic condition of the dining cabinet to ensure the normal operation and cleanliness of the dining cabinet.