China SAMR Unveils 2019 H2 Food Sampling Results

The inspection failure rate of processed grain, meat, egg, dairy, and oil products is lower than that of the average level (2.2%) in the 2019 H2 food sampling inspection campaign conducted by the Administration for Market Regulation at all levels.

As revealed by SAMR announcement issued on Jan. 23, the Administration for Market Regulation across China completed the sampling inspection of nearly 3.7 million batches of food products (including health food and food additives) during the second half-year of 2019. The inspection is based on the national food safety standards, and the overall qualification rate reached 97.8%, which increased by 0.2% compared with the same time in 2018.

Here are the failure rates of some significant food products:

Food category	Sample batches	Qualified sample/batches	Unqualified sample/batches	Sample failure rate
processed grain products	183408	181678	1730	0.9%
Edible oil, fat and its products	87631	86403	1228	1.4%
Meat products	123107	121376	1731	1.4%
Dairy products	49667	49535	132	0.3%
Beverage	119279	117001	2278	1.9%
Instant food	41551	40072	1479	3.6%
Biscuit	30245	29962	283	0.9%
Candy products	33499	33236	263	0.8%
Wine	106329	103704	2625	2.5%
Vegetable products	74989	71636	3353	4.5%
Fruit products	42741	41418	1323	3.1%
Egg products	13563	13509	54	0.4%
Aquaculture products	27843	27353	490	1.8%
Health food	15833	15763	70	0.4%
Special dietary food	4874	4839	35	0.7%
Food for special medical purposes	196	196	0	0.0%
Infant formula food	5293	5281	12	0.2%
Food additives	5875	5862	13	0.2%

The leading causes of inspection failure include excessive levels of pesticide and veterinary drug residues, microbial contamination, and excessive concentrations of food additives, which accounted for 31.9%, 24.2%, and 19.9% of failures.