A hotel in Chongqing responded to employees scooping waste oil from the trash can. How did this oil come into being?

The staff of a hotel in Chongqing scooped up waste oil in the trash can, and this video attracted the attention of netizens. The hotel also responded immediately, saying that this is the employee's own personal behavior and has not been used in the catering production process at present. For many restaurants, the recovery of oil has been questioned by many consumers, and many restaurants have always had the problem of reusing waste oil. Among them, gutter oil is the oil collected after people pour the remaining oil from eating vegetables into the sewer, and its composition is very complicated. Some unscrupulous traders recycle it and process it privately, so that the oil can be turned into edible oil and then sold to merchants at a low price and returned to consumers' tables.

Harm of waste oil

The harm of waste cooking oil is very great, which may lead to indigestion, because waste cooking oil will produce some toxic substances in the process of reprocessing, which may cause physical discomfort and diarrhea, and there are a lot of bacteria in it. Moreover, gutter oil can also cause severe abdominal pain, and all gutter oil will contain excessive lead, which is a common fact and may cause anemia, abdominal cramps and other problems.

How to avoid eating waste oil

If you want to avoid eating gutter oil, try to eat less outside. If you must eat out, try to choose a regular restaurant and avoid going to some small vendors or restaurants, because these vendors are more likely to use waste oil in order to reduce costs. When eating out, try not to choose something fried, such as fried skewers. These foods use a lot of oil, so it is very possible to use waste oil. We should also reduce the order for take-away. Nowadays, informal take-away restaurants are also subject to a lot of supervision. It is difficult to put it in place, and it is very likely that the food safety of consumers will not be guaranteed.

Finally, what restaurants can do is to ensure the safety of food, which is also to protect the rights and interests of restaurants and consumers. Any consumer knows the origin of the ingredients on his table.