# ghost kitchens
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China Tightens Rules on Food-Delivery Platforms to Root Out 'Ghost' Sellers and Boost Safety
China will require food-delivery platforms to verify merchant licences, perform on-site checks at least every six months, and publicly display qualification information as part of new rules effective June 1. The measures aim to eliminate unlicensed “ghost” sellers, make platforms legally responsible for oversight and tighten penalties for violations, while posing operational and competitive challenges for platforms and small merchants.
Beijing Forces Delivery Apps to Clean Up ‘Ghost’ Takeaways: New Rules Make Platforms the Gatekeepers
China will require food-delivery platforms to perform substantive licence checks, verify merchant addresses at least every six months, and display vendor credentials publicly, with new rules taking effect June 1. The measures, aimed at eliminating “ghost” takeout operators, embed platforms in the e-commerce regulatory framework and impose steeper fines to strengthen food-safety oversight.