Recently, Ma call people to reflect his glory in the city near the city places a restaurant for dinner, they were charged a one-time sterilization fee, he wondered: is not the business sector has banned disposable sterilization fee it?
Ma said, a few days ago, he and his family together in the glorious dinner at a restaurant near the city, found the bill on checkout sterilization fee $ 3. Mr. Ma was wondering, because he had seen from the television news business sector has issued a document prohibiting restaurants charge a fee to use disposable plastic tableware. Mr. Ma and the waiter theory, where the waiter confidently say that they have always been free. Mr. Ma that the restaurant violated the provisions of the relevant authorities, against the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
So, the restaurant does this approach be considered illegal? Correspondent contacted the City of Industry, 12315 consumer complaints and reports, staff of the Centre. According to reports, according to the Provincial Industry and Commerce issued a notice under the provisions of food and beverage companies must provide consumers with clean and sanitary utensils, if the consumer requires the use of disposable sterilization, food and beverage companies to inform consumers that the cutlery is available for a fee, consumers are willing to use , food and beverage companies can charge for, otherwise is illegal charges. Reflect the situation for Mr. Ma, the staff member said that if the hotel to remind Mr. Ma did not before, this practice is against the law. Meanwhile, the staff reminds consumers, in order to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, spending time in restaurants, ask in advance whether the store’s sterilization fees, if charged, consumers do not want to use, clean and sanitary restaurants to provide free tableware.
