For the top five kinds of daily consumer goods, dairy products were sampled 1391 batches, with a qualified rate of 99.9%; eggs and egg products were sampled 409 batches, with a qualified rate of 99.8%; edible oils, fats and the products were sampled 1975 batches, with a qualified rate of 98.3%; grain and grain products were sampled 4678 batches, with a qualified rate of 96.8%. Detailed information was shown in table 1.
Table 1: Results of food safety supervision and sampling inspection in China in the first half year of 2015
N o |
Food category |
Total batches inspected |
Qualified batches |
Unqualified batches |
Qualified rate |
1 |
Grain and grain products |
6680 |
6536 |
144 |
97.8% |
2 |
Edible oils, fats and the products |
1975 |
1941 |
34 |
98.3% |
3 |
Meat and meat products |
4678 |
4530 |
148 |
96.8% |
4 |
Eggs and egg products |
409 |
408 |
1 |
99.8% |
5 |
Vegetables and the products |
784 |
746 |
38 |
95.2% |
6 |
Fruits and their products |
508 |
488 |
20 |
96.1% |
7 |
Aquatic products |
950 |
882 |
68 |
92.8% |
8 |
Drinks |
2242 |
1961 |
281 |
87.5% |
9 |
Condiment |
2973 |
2887 |
86 |
97.1% |
10 |
Sugar |
112 |
107 |
5 |
95.5% |
11 |
Wine |
3275 |
3152 |
123 |
96.2% |
12 |
Bakery product |
1390 |
1343 |
47 |
96.6% |
13 |
Tea and related products, coffee |
902 |
893 |
9 |
99.0% |
14 |
Potatoes and puffed food |
552 |
539 |
13 |
97.6% |
15 |
Candies and cocoa products |
170 |
168 |
2 |
98.8% |
16 |
Roasted food and nut products |
458 |
433 |
25 |
94.5% |
17 |
Beans and their products |
630 |
591 |
39 |
93.8% |
18 |
Bee Products |
487 |
463 |
24 |
95.1% |
19 |
Frozen beverage |
336 |
309 |
27 |
92.0% |
20 |
Canned food |
86 |
84 |
2 |
97.7% |
21 |
Dairy products |
1391 |
1389 |
2 |
99.9% |
22 |
Foods for special dietary |
1410 |
1322 |
88 |
93.8% |
23 |
Food additives |
418 |
416 |
2 |
99.5% |
24 |
Restaurant food |
436 |
428 |
8 |
98.2% |
On the basis of the casual inspection by CFDA, five serious food safety issues should be focused on.
Table 2: 5 serious food safety issues and details in the first half year of 2015
No |
Issues |
Ratio accounted for total unqualified samples |
Details |
1 |
Agricultural and veterinary drug exceeded |
2.8% |
- The forbidden or limited drugs like chloramphenicol, malachite green, "lean" and enrofloxacin were detected in some samples |
2 |
Illegal to add non-edible substances and use food additives over-range or over-limited |
19.3% |
- Non-edible substances like borax, rhodamine B, dimethyl fumarate and papaverine were detected in the samples - Food additives like preservatives, sweeteners and colorants were unqualified in some samples |
3 |
Unqualified microorganism index |
35.0% |
- The total number of colonies, coliform and molds of the samples were over-limited. - Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Listeria monocytogenes , Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogens were also detected in some samples |
4 |
Unqualified heavy metal index |
12.7% |
- Heavy metals like Al, Pb, Hg exceeded the limitation |
5 |
Unqualified quality index |
31.9% |
- The items such as alcohol, acid value and conductivity were unqualified. |
- For agricultural and veterinary drug exceeded, it was mainly because of illegal usage of drugs on the farm or during the circulation.
- For illegal additives, it was mainly to improve the shelf life or sensory quality of the products.
- For unqualified microorganism index, it was mainly because that the production environment, health conditions or storage conditions were not under good control.
- For unqualified heavy metal index, it was mainly because of the contamination from production environment, fertilizer or feed.
- For unqualified quality index, it was mainly because that the production process was improper.