food safety supervision

Pre-prepared Dishes: The Next Boom in the Food Industry and Its Challenges

With the rapid development of the pre-prepared dish industry, it has become a new force in the food sector, both domestically and internationally. According to industry statistics, there are now more than 70,000 pre-prepared dish processing companies in China, and by 2023, the industry’s output value has surpassed 500 billion yuan, setting the stage for a trillion-yuan market in the coming years. Recently, six departments, including the State Administration for Market Regulation, jointly issued the Notice on Strengthening Food Safety Supervision and Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Pre-prepared Dish Industry. For the first time, this notice clearly defines the