Analysis of investigation feedback on follow-up evaluation of national food safety standard - Frozen drinks and ingredients (GB 2759—2015)

Abstract

ObjectiveIn order to put forward suggestions and references for the revision of the standard， knowledge and implementation of the national food safety standard frozen drinks and ingredients （GB 2759—2015） by relevant personnel nationwide were investigated and analyzed.MethodsThe questionnaire survey was conducted. The main respondents were personnel from food production and operation enterprises， health departments， market supervision departments， testing institutions， and so on. The data were statistically analyzed by Microsoft Excel 2013 and SPSS 20.0.ResultsFour hundred and forty valid questionnaires were collected in this survey. The awareness rate of the respondents to GB 2759—2015 was 55.5% （244/440）. They unanimously recognized the important role of the standard on the quality of frozen drinks and food safety， and the overall evaluation of the implementation effect was “good” （with an average of 4.42 points）. Twenty-four effective feedback were received， and 36 people had opinions and suggestions accounting for 15%.ConclusionThe awareness of GB 2759—2015 among the relevant personnel was not good. There was significant difference in the awareness rate among different respondents （P<0.05）. The survey found that 35.4% （51/144） of the supervisors and inspectors still did not understand or know that the industries should comply with the product standard GB 2759—2015. The publicity of national food safety standards should be strengthened， and there is an urgent need to study and revise the definition and microbial limit of frozen drinks in combination with on-site research and expert consultation.

Keywords

• food safety standards
• frozen drinks and ingredients
• follow-up evaluation
• feedback