Abstract:

From the perspective of the characteristics of food safety risk, the measure for managing and controlling risk
is one of the ways to solve the problem of food safety. Food safety in the whole society which is under the control of
food safety risk is not only the starting point but also the ultimate goal of the legal system of co-regulation in food safety
governance. Therefore, it is proposed that the system should consist of three parts: public participation, main responsibility
and shared rights. Following the principles of the co-regulation in food safety governance will be helpful to the realization of
the legal system of co-regulation in food safety governance in China.

Key words: food safety risk, public participation, main responsibility, shared rights, principle