On April 18, Taotian Group officially stated that it firmly implements the relevant administrative penalty decision issued by the regulatory authority. The company will conduct comprehensive inspections and resolute governance in accordance with food safety supervision requirements, continuously and routinely advancing platform compliance development and implementing corrective actions. It is committed to eliminating the breeding ground for gray and black market activities and genuinely ensuring "safety on the tip of the tongue."

On April 17, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued administrative penalties against seven e-commerce platforms—including Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. (PDD), Beijing Sankuai Technology Co., Ltd. (Meituan), Beijing Jingdong 360 E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (JD.com), Shanghai Lazasi Information Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Ele.me, now Taobao Flash Sale), Beijing Douyin Technology Co., Ltd. (Douyin), Zhejiang Taobao Network Co., Ltd. (Taobao), and Zhejiang Tmall Network Co., Ltd. (Tmall)—in a series of cases involving "ghost takeaway" practices. The penalties were imposed under Article 131 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and Article 83 of the E-Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China. The seven platforms were ordered to rectify their illegal activities, suspend new cake shop registrations for periods ranging from three to nine months, and pay total fines and confiscations amounting to 3.597 billion yuan. Additionally, under Article 75 of the Implementing Regulations of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the legal representatives and food safety directors of the seven platform companies were collectively fined 19.6874 million yuan.