On December 25, Shijiazhuang Baifo Vegetable Market issued a notice saying that due to air pollution, it was ordered to stop noodle processing from now on, and related news attracted attention.
On December 27, a staff member of the Baifo vegetable market said that the content of the notice was wrong, and it had nothing to do with air pollution, but that the market was rectifying food and fire safety. According to the Beijing News, local officials said that the vegetable market issued the notice on its own and asked it to take it down.
Previously, a notice issued by the White Buddha Vegetable Market showed: "Due to air pollution, the superior will order to stop noodle processing, cake processing, and pancake production from now on. ”
A notice issued by the White Buddha Market. Source: Internet.
On the 27th, a staff member of the Tangu Sub-district Office in Chang'an District said that he had received feedback from many people and was learning about the matter.
A staff member of the White Buddha vegetable market told reporters: "The notice is wrong, (with air pollution) has nothing to do with it, the whole market is rectifying food safety and fire safety, because a lot of processed food is beyond the scope of operation, and he is not allowed to process it secretly, (caused) our market electricity shortage, resulting in potential safety hazards, so let the business be closed for rectification." It said that the error in the notification was being corrected.
According to Jimu News, the staff of the Chang'an District Branch of the Shijiazhuang Ecological Environment Bureau said that the bureau has not issued relevant notices.
*: Jiupai News, Jimu News, Beijing News.