Results of national sampling inspection on food in 2015 and identification of food safety critical control points

Objective To analyze the results of national sampling inspection on food in 2015 and to explore critical control points for food safety for making suggestions and strategies on food safety.Methods We collected data on sampling inspection on 24 categories of foods carried out by China Food and Drug Administration in 2015.We analyzed the unqualified rate for all types of foods inspected,the types of foods involved with common food safety problems,as well as the critical control points for food safety.Results The total batches of foods with unqualified inspection results were 2 989 (3.02%).The inspected foods with higher unqualified rate were aquatic products (9.05%,280 batches),fruit products (6.44%,145),baked goods (5.63%,226),frozen drinks (5.62%,32),vegetable products (5.32%,86),and drinks (5.62%,533).The mainfood safety problems for the unqualified food samples were food additives (27.44%,848 batches),microbial contamination (27.18%,840),and food ingredients (15.50%,479).The four main critical control points identified by the study were the usage of sulfite in aquatic products beyond the permitted scope,the excessive sulfur dioxide residues in fruit products,excessive aluminum residues in baked goods,and microbial contamination in frozen drinks,respectively.Conclusion Establishing food quality standards consistent with international criterion,controlling excessive residue substances in food strictly,and implementing inspection on critical control points are important measures for solving food safety problems in China.