Abstract: Currently, food safety is a common concerned problem and constitutes an important factor in influencing internationaltrade. Since the China’s entry into the WTO, China’s agri-food products have encountered “quality and safety” difficultiesfrequently on export market. This article reviewed the current situation of China’s agri-food products facing “safety barriers”on the world market, looked into the domestic causes of underdeveloped mode of food production and overseas causes of lieconcealed trade protectionism, and proposed some countermeasures which focus on improving food safety standards system andbreaking down the safety barriers scientifically.

Key words: food safety, trade barriers, food safety barriers, exportation, countermeasures