Pollution-Induced Food Safety Problem in China: Trends and Policies

Based on systematic literature study and policy document analysis, this paper investigates the environmental pollution-induced food safety problem in China, including the impact of environmental pollution on food safety and the policy response of Chinese government since 1970's. The results sho...

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Autores principales: Qianhui Li, Kunyang Zhu, Lei Liu, Xinyi Sun
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:679b7d4afbd84aa9a927937aa3353d172021-11-11T05:17:27ZPollution-Induced Food Safety Problem in China: Trends and Policies2296-861X10.3389/fnut.2021.703832https://doaj.org/article/679b7d4afbd84aa9a927937aa3353d172021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.703832/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-861XBased on systematic literature study and policy document analysis, this paper investigates the environmental pollution-induced food safety problem in China, including the impact of environmental pollution on food safety and the policy response of Chinese government since 1970's. The results show that, to different degrees, food safety of China is affected by large but inefficient chemical fertilizer and pesticides residue (although the consumption began to decline after around 2015), cropland heavy metal pollution (especially cadmium), water pollution, and high ozone concentration. The evolution of pollution-induced food safety policies of China can be divided into four stages, i.e., preparation stage (1974–1994), construction stage (1995–2005), elaboration stage (2006–2013), and intensification stage (2014–). Through the four stages, the increasingly stringent policy system has been featured by “from supply-safety balance to safety first,” “from multi-agency management to integrated management,” and “from ex post supervision to ex ante risk control.” To further prevent pollution and control food quality, more collaborations between the agricultural and environmental agencies and more specific policies should be anticipated.Qianhui LiKunyang ZhuLei LiuXinyi SunFrontiers Media S.A.articleenvironmental pollutionfood safetyChinadocument analysispolicy evolutionNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENFrontiers in Nutrition, Vol 8 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic environmental pollution
food safety
China
document analysis
policy evolution
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
spellingShingle environmental pollution
food safety
China
document analysis
policy evolution
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
Qianhui Li
Kunyang Zhu
Lei Liu
Xinyi Sun
Pollution-Induced Food Safety Problem in China: Trends and Policies
description Based on systematic literature study and policy document analysis, this paper investigates the environmental pollution-induced food safety problem in China, including the impact of environmental pollution on food safety and the policy response of Chinese government since 1970's. The results show that, to different degrees, food safety of China is affected by large but inefficient chemical fertilizer and pesticides residue (although the consumption began to decline after around 2015), cropland heavy metal pollution (especially cadmium), water pollution, and high ozone concentration. The evolution of pollution-induced food safety policies of China can be divided into four stages, i.e., preparation stage (1974–1994), construction stage (1995–2005), elaboration stage (2006–2013), and intensification stage (2014–). Through the four stages, the increasingly stringent policy system has been featured by “from supply-safety balance to safety first,” “from multi-agency management to integrated management,” and “from ex post supervision to ex ante risk control.” To further prevent pollution and control food quality, more collaborations between the agricultural and environmental agencies and more specific policies should be anticipated.
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author Qianhui Li
Kunyang Zhu
Lei Liu
Xinyi Sun
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Kunyang Zhu
Lei Liu
Xinyi Sun
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title Pollution-Induced Food Safety Problem in China: Trends and Policies
title_short Pollution-Induced Food Safety Problem in China: Trends and Policies
title_full Pollution-Induced Food Safety Problem in China: Trends and Policies
title_fullStr Pollution-Induced Food Safety Problem in China: Trends and Policies
title_full_unstemmed Pollution-Induced Food Safety Problem in China: Trends and Policies
title_sort pollution-induced food safety problem in china: trends and policies
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
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