Abstract: Food safety is a major livelihood issue in China. A food safety supervision system is the most important measure to ensure food safety. However, the lack of professional supervision measures is the biggest obstacle to the improvement of food safety supervision in China. By analyzing and drawing on the useful experience of different countries and regions in the field of professional food safety supervision system, this article proposes some suggestions for the construction of a food safety inspector supervision system in China such as improving the qualification requirements for food safety inspectors, more clearly defining the duties of food safety inspectors, strengthen the training, assessment and management of food safety inspectors in order to enhance the country’s food safety supervision and guarantee capacity.

Key words: food safety, inspector, international, professional, food safety supervision