Pyeongtaek City Designates and Operates 'Trusted Restaurants'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] On the 19th, Pyeongtaek City announced that it will designate and operate restaurants that comply with quarantine guidelines as 'Trusted Restaurants' to allow citizens to dine with confidence as social distancing extends for the long term.

The Trusted Restaurant system designates food establishments that implement five major practice tasks: ▲providing utensils that allow for separate servings ▲maintaining hygienic utensil management ▲ensuring employee mask wearing ▲placing hand sanitizer in the business ▲regularly disinfecting tables, chairs, and handles used by customers.

The city plans to expand the Trusted Restaurant designation system starting with model restaurants and businesses designated under the sanitation grading system. The city also plans to affix signage to restaurants designated as Trusted Restaurants and conduct follow-up management through continuous inspections.

A city official stated, "We hope that through the designation and operation of Trusted Restaurants, awareness of dining culture will be enhanced and a safe dining environment and dining culture will be established."