Abstract: The safety problem of farm products and foodstuffs is still a major issue that causes publics attention. On the same time there has been a kind of "safety barriers" in the international trade. With the economic and trade development in recent years, China are facing more and more problems and cases of the same products, and should pay more attention to. This paper expatiates on the differences of development of farm products and foodstuffs safety system between developed and developing countries, analyses the hidden troubles in the production, process, distribution and sales of the products and shortages of safety standard systems, inspection and testing systems, attestation and certification systems, safety control, safety law and regula- tion systems, and related technical approaches. The paper also has put forward some of the countermeasures and proposals that should be taken to solve the safety problems of farm products and foodstuffs.

Key words:  , farm products and food； quality； safety； policy； countermeasures；