Hot pot restaurants required to disclose info

Customers have right to know what they are eating, says govt

CHONGQING - Restaurants in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality must disclose detailed information about the additives they use in their hot pot soups as part of a move by the government to crack down on the use of illegal ingredients.

Although many restaurants say their hot pot recipes are "commercial secrets", a circular says they are now required to disclose to customers by the end of the month information concerning the amount and types of additives used, said Ma Lin, deputy chief of the city's food and drug administration.