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Quality and Safety Control of Raw Materials and Fresh and Primarily Processed Products: Fresh Vegetable Quality Control

CHENG Li   

  1. International College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China
  • Online:2015-03-15 Published:2015-03-17

Abstract:

With the development of fresh vegetables in China, it has been found that fresh vegetable product safety is
becoming a big issue in China. This article aims to give a review of the current situation and control measures of fresh
vegetable product safety in China. Fresh vegetable product safety risks can arise at any point in the fresh vegetable product
chain from farm to mouth. Therefore, quality and safety control of fresh vegetable products should be based on the food
safety management system (FSMS) including hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) and good agricultural
practices (GAP) by enforcing the standard and system and intensifying management, inspection and supervision from farm
to fresh vegetable product supplier to processor to retailer to consumer, which are very important to improve fresh vegetable
product safety in China.

Key words: fresh vegetable product, supply chain, hazard analysis, quality and safety control, food safety management system

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