Seals rule must be heeded, firms warned
China DailyAn employee at a restaurant packages a takeout order with a seal in Beijing on April 8. A representative of food delivery platform Eleme told Consumption Daily that it has urged Beijing-based takeout businesses to use seals in accordance with the new specifications. In collaboration with Eleme, the Beijing Consumer Association, Haidian district administration for market regulation, Beijing Food and Beverage Industry Association and other relevant organizations have distributed more than 2 million seals among takeout businesses free of charge, Consumption Daily reported. Zhu Danpeng, an analyst specializing in China's food industry, told Consumption Daily that using a seal on takeout packaging provides strong guarantees for all parties. Chen Yinjiang, deputy secretary-general of the China Consumer Protection Law Society, told Legal Daily that takeout businesses must use seals if the requirement is made a regulation by the local authorities where they are based.