Research On Food Safety Supervision In Our Country Under The Perspective Of Social Capital Theory

Food safety is related to the beneficial to the people’s livelihood, the major issue with stable society. Food safety problems occur frequently makes people suspicious of the government’s ruling ability。The public health damage caused by the illegal enterprise make people cherish an undying, if food safety problems not addressed, public anger will not subside, the stable development of society will not guaranteed. Enterprises in order to gain profits that produce shoddy goods to harm people’s life and health, cause the market failure; governments, for the sake of their own duties to Introduction of management regulation, easily lead to market economy loses energy, and it easily leads to local government and enterprise collaboration, government rent-seeking behavior generation, leads to the failure of the government. China’s food regulation exists "six or seven branch pipe is a pig, a dozen branch pipe is a table of status". Government regulation is not omnipotent, responsibility is not clear, buck-passing problems have occurred, the local government to local finance appear "search hire" behavior so that the government cannot according to the regulations to implement supervision. Enterprise self-discipline to some extent is limited. Government failure and market failure cause of food safety supervision needs third forces, third departments gradually mature to participate in food safety supervision may be provided. Social capital theory with its powerful explanation force gradually enter scholar experts view, social capital put forward the theory of social network, citizen participation concept for establishing a scientific and perfect effective food safety system provides powerful theory support, Social capital theory mainly refers to the common folk informal networks and networks in the presence of the mutual cooperation, participation behavior, social capital have become the citizen society and the basis for development and growth, in turn, civil society continues to promote the growth of social capital to produce and assemble. Trust is the citizen society and maintaining the spiritual bond. Therefore this article will explore the Social capital theory to enter the food safety supervision system of feasibility and necessity. The summary of study on China’s food safety supervision system lead the methods and measures, improve the administrative efficiency of the government, strengthen enterprise self-discipline, attach importance to and strengthen of the power of supervision of civil society.The frame of this article from the introduction part, consists of three main components:The first part:the food safety supervision and social capital theory. This part describes the concept of food safety supervision, and discusses the main point of view of social capital theory, social capital theory main points and food safety supervision of correspondence analysis, put forward the civil society and social network on food safety supervision system construction the important role.Second:the main portion of food safety supervision in China:current situation-Shineway "Clenbuterol" event as the case. The part of the "clenbuterol" events through the analysis, from the malignant event in the analysis of food safety issues and shortcomings, including government regulation, regulatory standards and classification of food, food safety supervision and inspection system, food safety information exchange system and other aspects of supervision on food safety problems in detail.The third part:to improve and strengthen the food safety supervision in China countermeasures. The part of the safety of our country food superintends the problem undertakes study, from the perspective of social capital theory sets out, from government, enterprise, the third sector angle of countermeasures, combined with the actual situation in our country, put forward to improve and strengthen the safety of our country food superintends countermeasure.The innovation of this paper lies in:1. Theoretical Innovation:Based on the social capital theory into the field of food safety regulation, from the perspective of social capital theory to analyze our country’s food safety regulatory status, civil society and social network will introduce the concept of food safety supervision, presented through third departments actively engaged with governments and enterprises supervision is matched with and complement, constructs our country science a reasonable effective food safety regulatory system, so as to solve the dilemma of food safety supervision in china.2. Research Methods Innovation:case study method, this article to the " Clenbuterol" event, through the analysis of the sequence of events, analysis of China’s current food safety regulatory system deficiencies, to introduce to China’s food safety regulatory system reform necessity and pressing sex; literature research method:the author of this article based on the web search and in the library collection of the social capital theory and China security supervision system of various aspects of literature, with a comprehensive understanding of the field of research, grasp the research situation, improve the pertinence, validity.3. Countermeasures of innovation:the social capital theory into food safety supervision department, third, citizen participation in the introduction of food safety regulatory system, sufficient play Industry Association professional role, the establishment of a government regulation as the leading, enterprise self-discipline and third departments actively involved in regulation of joint regulation system, common solutions to China’s growing food safety issues.