FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 339-345.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20180927-292

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On Online Food Safety Co-regulation

KANG Zhiyong1, GUAN Xiaolin2, YANG Haoxiong2,3,*   

  1. 1. Department of Science and Technology, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China; 2. School of Business, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China; 3. Capital Circulation Industry Research Base, Beijing 100048, China
  • Online:2019-03-15 Published:2019-04-02

Abstract: As online shopping has become increasingly popular, safety problems of foods sold online have occurred frequently and the traditional supervision mode has been unable to meet the requirements for online food safety governance. This article analyzes the business models of food e-commerce in China as well as difficulties in online food safety governance and their causes. Furthermore, an online food safety co-regulation system is proposed considering both regulation and supervision, which highlights the importance of quality control of food sources, strict management of the transaction process and whole-process supervision and emphasizes the necessity of multipartite online food safety co-regulation. This system can provide new ideas for online food safety governance.

Key words: online shopping, food safety, co-regulation

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