In 2024, the market supervision departments completed 6,794,937 batches of food safety supervision and sampling inspection according to related national food safety standards. The total unqualified rate was 2.96%.

Analysis of Unqualified Food Categories

The supervision sampling unqualified rate of processed grain, edible oil and fat and its products, meat products, egg products and dairy products with large consumption was 0.54%, 0.72%, 0.81%, 0.12% and 0.09%, respectively, which were all lower than the overall unqualified rate. Compared with last year, the unqualified rates of 15 major categories of foods such as vegetable products, fruit products and alcohol reduced, that of meat products and pastries remained the same as that of the previous year, while that of 17 major categories of foods such as aquatic products and foods for special dietary uses increased.

Analysis of Unqualified Reasons

Some unqualified items accounted for the total amount of unqualified samples: excessive residue of pesticide 39.56%, organic contamination 12.78%, use of food additives beyond the scope or limits 15.03%, heavy metal contamination 4.52%, microbial contamination 16.73%, substandard quality indicators 3.83% and excessive residue of veterinary drug 6.57%.

For the unqualified foods found in the supervision and sampling inspection, the market supervision departments have released the results to the public, and taken measures in a timely manner in accordance with relevant regulations to strictly control food safety risks.

Source: SAMR

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