Ministries address public concerns

New regulation to manage online food orders

Online orders for food must be backed up by real restaurants and permits, said a guideline released by the State Council Food Safety Commission and 13 other departments.

The document covered the food chain from farmland to the table and aimed to improve food safety from service to management. Restaurants in key areas such as shopping malls and top tourism destinations should make their kitchens open and visible to customers, the guideline said.