Covid-19 a Gateway to Enhance China’s Food Safety Culture

Abstract

Despite scientific advances, the continuous improvements associated with food safety management systems and increasing aca- demic debate. There is a sobering reality in the twenty first century that 600 million people suffer from food contamination. China, through its ‘One Belt One Road’ Strategy is actively encouraging all enterprise sectors to export. However, the Chinese food sector has a tainted history of significant breaches in food safety compliance, which has significantly hindered its export market. The Covid-19 pandemic has once again turned global attending to China’s food safety management systems with increased concern. This paper utilises the implementation of the Enlighten Food Safety Culture model to assess food safety culture within the Inner Mongolian Food Sector and to provides a food safe culture road to recovery in terms of safe practices and in turn strengthen China’s food safety reputation..