Abstract

The influences of food safety on the human health and even the life safety is direct, as a result, if the food safety system breaks down, it may cause the collective panic among the public. Owing to their special features, the food industry bears the heavier responsibilities compared with other industries. By exploring the food industry from four aspects namely their social influences and the scope of the influences, the potential dangers in food industry, the efficiency of the food industry in carrying out the social responsibilities, the connotation and denotation of the social responsibilities in food industry, this study puts forward that it is necessary to improve or perfect the related law system in food safety and the responsibilities of the food companies, strengthen the government's supervision power, improve the awareness of the food companies' social responsibilities, improve the food testing technology, normalize the food safety standards and establish the recalling system. Meanwhile, this study aims to fundamentally prevent the current status that the food industries bear no social responsibilities and guarantee the food safety by offering the food companies the development direction of their social responsibilities and corresponding strategies from the angle of food safety.

Keywords:

Food company, food safety, social responsibilities,

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