A recent China–Australia collaborative review examined similarities and differences in the food safety risk assessment systems of China, Australia and New Zealand, Canada, and the U.S., with the aim of identifying areas that could support improvements to the Chinese system.
Key differences identified between the national food safety risk assessment systems were the level of cohesiveness among stakeholders and the level to which each country promotes the international harmonization of standards. The evidence highlights a need for greater capacity-building in risk assessment in China that may support stakeholder cohesion, improve hazard identification, and allow regulators to more readily keep abreast of changes to international standards.