recently,Luo Yonghao questioned that some of Xibei's meals were pre-made dishes, while Xibei flatly denied it. The two sides quarreled many times in the air, triggering widespread heated discussions.What exactly are prepared dishes? According to CCTV News, in fact, relevant departments issued relevant notices last year, clarifying the definition of prepared dishes and which foods are not considered prepared dishes.
It is understood that on March 21, 2024, six departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the "Notice on Strengthening Food Safety Supervision of Prepared Dishes to Promote High-Quality Development of the Industry."
Which clearly states:Prepared dishes, also known as prepared dishes, are made from one or more edible agricultural products and their products, with or without the use of seasonings and other auxiliary materials, without the addition of preservatives, and are made through industrial preprocessing (such as mixing, pickling, rolling, shaping, stir-frying, frying, roasting, boiling, steaming, etc.), with or without seasoning packets, and in compliance with the storage, transportation and sales conditions indicated on the product label. Prepackaged dishes can be eaten after being heated or cooked.
What foods are not considered prepared dishes?
From the perspective of the attributes of the dishes, clean vegetable foods that have only been washed, peeled, cut and other simple processes without cooking are considered edible agricultural products and are not prepared dishes.
Quick-frozen noodles, instant foods, box lunches, rice bowls, steamed buns, pastries, steamed buns, bread, burgers, sandwiches, pizza and other staple food products are not prepared dishes.
In addition, chain catering companies widely use the central kitchen model. The clean vegetables, semi-finished products, and finished dishes they produce and deliver to their own stores must comply with laws, regulations, and standards for catering food safety.
Dishes prepared in the central kitchen are not included in the scope of prepared dishes.
The definition of prepared dishes emphasizes that they can only be eaten after being "heated" or "cooked" -
Heating refers to the process of heating food to an edible state, that is, simple reheating of pre-processed and cooked products before consumption.
Cooking refers to the process of cooking food through stir-frying, deep-frying, roasting, boiling, steaming, etc. That is, it is not fully cooked in the pre-processing stage and needs to be thoroughly cooked before it can be eaten.
Ready-to-eat foods that can be eaten without heating or cooking and cold dishes such as vegetable (fruit) salads that can be eaten directly are not prepared dishes.