This lesson is profound enough, whether it's Rat Head or Duck Neck. Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College | Duck Neck | Rat Head

After nearly half a month of ups and downs in the plot, the truth about the "6.1" food safety incident at Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College is expected to be revealed and come to an end. According to reports, on June 10th, Jiangxi Province established a joint investigation team composed of the Provincial Department of Education, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau to investigate the incident.

However, the "foreign object" that the student ate in the cafeteria, regardless of whether the final investigation conclusion was a mouse head or a duck neck, the student's trust in the cafeteria and the school, as well as the damage to the image and reputation of the school and even its location, may be difficult to fully restore to its original state. This lesson can be said to be profound.

From a technical perspective, it should not be difficult to determine whether a foreign object is a mouse head or a duck neck. From the outside, the mouse head has eyes, whiskers, and teeth, while the duck neck has none. The difference between these two is not less than the difference between a deer and a horse. Taking a step back, if investigators do not believe in visual judgment, rigorous and accurate DNA testing can still be carried out. Mice cannot grow duck genes, and mouse genes do not run to ducks. Therefore, the conclusion of DNA testing can be regarded as a solid and irrefutable evidence.

Unfortunately, in places where evidence and logic are most needed to convince the public, both evidence and logic are lacking. In the situation report released by the school involved, only a straightforward conclusion was reached - "The student who filmed the video compared the 'foreign object' with his classmates and confirmed that it was a duck neck and normal food." Subsequently, the local market supervision department almost replicated the school's conclusion - "Law enforcement officers rushed to the scene as soon as possible, repeatedly comparing and confirming that the 'foreign object' was a duck neck."

Without photos, videos, and detailed explanations of sample retention, testing, testing items, and related parameters, it can be directly determined that the "foreign object" in the initial video with complete eyes, hair, and teeth is the duck neck. How can such a conclusion be convincing? To make matters worse, netizens quickly discovered that the school had a history of "rodent infestation" - in November 2021, another campus of the school involved once found mice in the cafeteria, and the school authorities even publicly released a situation statement, implementing punishment, accountability, and rectification measures. Moreover, on June 8th, another student at the school ate about 2 centimeters of large green worms while dining in the cafeteria involved

One straw after another, Chen Chen stacked on the camel's body, making it difficult for the school and local authorities involved to gain credibility. Despite the school's oath that the "foreign object" is a duck neck and normal food, students still vote with their feet. According to media reports, the cafeteria windows that sold "foreign objects" have been neglected and neglected in recent days, while the number of students picking up takeout at the school gate has visibly increased. On the internet, a public opinion frenzy is unfolding like wildfire. Mouse and duck, just like they do in Disney stories, appear together as the dual protagonists of various vocabulary, idioms, jokes, pictures, comics, anime, and videos. Behind this online mockery, the trust crisis and reputation loss suffered by the school and even the location of the school are incalculable.

There is not much technical difficulty in detecting whether a foreign object is a mouse head or a duck neck. The difficulty lies in how to face and inform the public of this testing conclusion. If the relevant parties have a sincere and truthful attitude, adhere to the principle of speaking with facts and evidence, and fully display the chain of evidence and logic, then whether the test conclusion is duck neck or mouse head, the situation of the school involved may not be as passive as it is now. If it is duck neck, everyone will naturally be happy, and a trust crisis will disappear invisibly; Even if it is truly a rat's head, if the relevant parties honestly explain, sincerely apologize, deeply reflect, hold accountable, and conscientiously implement rectification measures, then bravely make up for it after losing the sheep, a food safety incident may still gain the understanding of students, parents, and the public. On the contrary, if the relevant parties believe in the "word covering technique" and "word dragging technique", the consequences are likely to backfire and backfire.

In the context of the internet and information age, when it comes to food safety issues that are highly concerned and sensitive to the public, it is difficult to cover them, let alone delay them. In the June 1st food safety incident, the image of a foreign object with complete eyes, hair, and teeth in the initial video had already spread across the internet, becoming an unavoidable and unavoidable issue for relevant parties to prove their innocence and justify themselves. As for procrastination - it has been almost half a month since the incident occurred, the effectiveness of the "procrastination formula" can be seen for all.

With the involvement of multiple departments and joint investigations, it is believed that the true story and merits of the entire incident will soon be revealed. However, as a profound lesson, even after the dust of the event has settled, it should not be lightly let go, but should be remembered and serve as a mirror for reflection.