Sharing Plates, Hygiene Spoons, and Dividers: Which City Is the Safest to Eat In?

Daegu City Ranks 1st in Safe Restaurant Designation and Operation Project Evaluation

2,700 Locations Designated in 2022, 600 More Targeted This Year

Daegu city officials who won first place in the Safe Restaurant Operation Local Government Evaluation are showing their certificates with joy after receiving the Minister's Award.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] Daegu City was selected as the number one institution nationwide in the "2022 Second Half Safe Restaurant Operation Excellent Local Government Evaluation" hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and received the Minister's Award.

This evaluation was conducted as a relative assessment of the performance in 7 items across 4 areas including designation and management, and promotion, targeting 17 cities and provinces and 225 cities, counties, and districts nationwide. Daegu City ranked first nationwide in the metropolitan city and province category.

Last year, Daegu City additionally designated about 700 safe restaurants and focused on designation and management by conducting on-site inspections of over 2,500 locations in total.

In addition, incentives such as hygiene supplies and paper spoon cases were provided to designated businesses to encourage voluntary participation from operators, and efforts were made to promote through postings on the Daegu Food website and campaigns.

The "Safe Restaurant" was introduced to improve the dining culture of food service establishments vulnerable to infectious diseases in response to COVID-19. These establishments comply with the three major rules: providing serving utensils, staff wearing masks, and hygienic management of spoons and chopsticks.

By the end of last year, there were 2,700 designated safe restaurants in Daegu City, and this year the goal is to designate an additional 600 locations. Incentives such as hygiene supplies, paper spoon cases, and partitions will be provided to designated establishments.

Kim Heung-jun, Head of the Hygiene Policy Division of Daegu City, said, "Receiving the Minister's Award recognized Daegu City's efforts and achievements in creating a safe dining environment." He added, "We will not be satisfied with this award and will continue to spread a safe dining culture where consumers can dine safely anywhere in Daegu."

Information on safe restaurants can be found on Naver, KakaoMap, T-map, and the Daegu Food website, where location and basic information are available.

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