A woman checks her weight at the entrance to the Chuiyan Fried Beef restaurant in Changsha. Photo: Weibo A woman checks her weight at the entrance to the Chuiyan Fried Beef restaurant in Changsha. Photo: Weibo
A woman checks her weight at the entrance to the Chuiyan Fried Beef restaurant in Changsha. Photo: Weibo
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Chinese restaurant ‘sorry’ for suggesting customers weigh themselves before ordering

  • ‘Our intention was to advocate not wasting food and for people to order in a healthy way,’ fried beef outlet says
  • Scheme was introduced after President Xi Jinping described China’s food waste problem ‘shocking and distressing’

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Updated: 11:21pm, 16 Aug, 2020

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A woman checks her weight at the entrance to the Chuiyan Fried Beef restaurant in Changsha. Photo: Weibo A woman checks her weight at the entrance to the Chuiyan Fried Beef restaurant in Changsha. Photo: Weibo
A woman checks her weight at the entrance to the Chuiyan Fried Beef restaurant in Changsha. Photo: Weibo
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