Restaurants adopt live streaming for food safety

A shopping mall in Hongkou district had digital screens installed at the front doors of its restaurants to broadcast real-time scenes from inside their kitchens, the Jiefang Daily reported.



According to Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Supervision Administration, the mall's live streaming is a pilot for the new transparent kitchens and stoves project promoted by the local authority.



Liu Jun, an official from Hongkou District Market Supervision and Management Bureau, said that other information such as business licenses and health certificates may also be presented on the screens. Mobile phone applications that contribute to food safety will also be utilized.



"With these food-safety applications, citizens can have more access to what ingredients are used and where leftovers go," Zhang Lei, an official from Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Supervision Administration said.





