Abstract: The concept of food safety and the situation review of food safety administration in China were introduced. Some barriers andchallenges were discussed, some strategies were suggested. For example, to re-construct the administrative bodies, to transform the functionof administrative organs, to improve the regulatory system, to conduct strictly the market compliance, to establish the unified system ofstandardization, to formulate the safety surveillance and vigilance net, and to develop the public education.

Key words: food safety, administration, strategy