In recent years, food safety in China has been the subject of widespread attention and
heated debate. This complex, systemic problem has political, economic, social and
cultural dimensions. With this series of articles, chinadialogue has sought to open up the
conversation around food safety with government officials, academics, civil society groups
and industry experts. We have tried to examine the root causes of China`s current food crisis
and, in so doing, to focus further attention on this important topic.
This project forms part of the 'EU-China Civil Society Dialogue' and is generously
funded by the European Union and British Embassy Beijing, and supported by the Institute
for Civil Society of Sun Yat-sen University and German Asia Foundation.
The five sections focus on the following areas:
1. Status Quo and History of Food Safety
2. Case Study: China`s Dairy Industry
3. System Analysis
4. Food Safety and Citizen Participation
5. Rebuilding Public Trust
Food Safety in China
