A Study On Safety Supervision With Infant Formula Milk Powder Based On The Public Governance Theory In China

Objective:Based on the public governance theory, this study analyzed the current situation of the supervision of infant formula in China form the perspective of powdered milk industry,raw milk source, milk powder manufacturing, and distribution and marketing; the paper found the problems existing in the supervision of infant formula in China comparing with the successful supervision experience and cases of developed countries; finally, the paper proposed the suggestions to complete the supervision of infant formula in China under the model of public governance.Methods:1.Literature review. This paper revealed the current situation of China’s public governance of milk powder safety by collecting and reading the literature of public governance of food safety, especially of infant formula milk powder safety. Some reasonable suggestions were proposed for China’s public governance of infant formula milk powder safety by learning from other countries’ successful experiences.2.Questionnaire survey. The questionnaire, titled “On the tip of the tongue----A Survey of the Requirement for Food Safety Information ”, was made to investigate the government officers who come from 322 food safety administrations,which distributed in23 provinces by using the method of Quota Sampling. The questionnaire mainly concerned the effectiveness, regulation, and the quality assurance of raw milk from the source after the time when drugstores were authorized to sell infant formula milk powder.3.comparative analysis.In order to find some problem in security governance infant formula powder in our country,we compared between China and developed countries infant formula powder safety management of the status quo.Then we proposed some reasonable suggestions for China’s public governance for infant formula milk powder safety.4.Statistical analysis. The paper sorted out the data of special parts involved in the infant milk powder by using the SPSS analysis software. Based on the result of survey,this paper used the method of2c test and bonferroni multiple comparison to analyze the different government officers’ attitudes toward infant formula powder sold in pharmacy.Results:1.China’s dairy production growth rapidly from 13.104 million tonnes in 2005 year to 26.518 million tonnes in 2014 year. However, the output is 26.518 million tonnes in2014, down 1.7% compared with that is 26.98 million tonnes in 2013 year.2.In 2009 year scale cow ranch about 24%. Cows are breeded in scale in our country in six years, presented growth tendency from 24% to 45% by 2014 year.3.Our country have the record of infant formula powder production enterprises have more than 170 by 2008. Some small and medium-sized enterprises exit after the melamine scandal. In 2014 the national total of 82 infant formula powder production enterprises gain the production license.4.The evaluation for the powder supervision effect, supervision, improve the quality of powder from the source after Infant Formula Milk Powder into a pharmacy sales, by chi-square test,is different level of administrative personnel think of powder into a pharmacy after three of the role of the government’s regulation of powder evaluation difference was statistically significant, P<0.001, Further using bonferroni multiple comparison method: the provincial and municipal consider that the sales of infant formula milk powder into the drugstore has good regulatory role.Conclusions:Some suggestions were made from four aspects. Related departments should establish a complete system of laws and regulations for the management of milk powder.To improve the supervision system, the local government departments should play their roles fully. A market-stimulating mechanism should be established so that the market regulating role could be played better. Furthermore, a proper social support system is necessary for the function of social supervision.