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| − | Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the nation to stop wasting food<br> <br>A restaurant in China has apologised for its controversial policy of asking diners to weigh themselves before entry in an overzealous response to a new [http:// | + | Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the nation to stop wasting food<br> <br>A restaurant in China has apologised for its controversial policy of asking diners to weigh themselves before entry in an overzealous response to a new national campaign against [http://blogs.realtown.com/search/?q=food%20waste food waste].<br> <br>The beef restaurant in the central city of Changsha was heavily criticised on Chinese social media as soon as it unveiled the policy on Friday.<br> <br>Customers were asked to stand on scales and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] scan their data into an app that recommended food choices based on their weight and the dishes' calorific value, according to a report by the state-run China News Service.<br> <br>President Xi Jinping this week urged the nation to stop wasting food, as the coronavirus pandemic and serious flooding last month have led to a rise in food prices.<br> <br>In response, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] regional catering groups have urged customers to order one dish fewer than the number of diners at a table -- an attempt to overturn the ingrained cultural habit of ordering extra food for group meals.<br> <br>Signs were displayed in the beef restaurant reading "be thrifty and diligent, promote empty plates" and "operation empty plate" -- referring to the nationwide campaign -- according to photos published in local media.<br> <br>In a swift backlash, hashtags related to the incident have been viewed over 300 million times on the social platform Weibo.<br> <br>The restaurant said it was "deeply sorry" for its interpretation of the anti-waste campaign.<br> <br>"Our original intentions were to advocate stopping waste and ordering food in a healthy way. We never forced customers to weigh themselves," it said in an apology posted online on Saturday morning.<br> <br>Chinese state media has also waged war on viral binge-eating videos, known as "mukbang", while livestreaming platforms have promised to shut down accounts promoting excess eating and food wastage.<br> |
