Analysis of Restraining Factors in Food Quality of Primary and Middle School Canteens in Bengbu City Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process

Huaxi Chen

doi:10.19026/ajfst.11.2407

Abstract

In order to make the research into restraining factors in food quality and further improve food quality of primary and middle school canteens in Bengbu city, the paper firstly bases itself on the investigation and consulting into some certain canteens and relevant managers in Bengbu region, preliminarily constructs hierarchy structure model on factors influencing food quality security of primary and middle school canteens in Bengbu region and then figures out combination weight of each index by employing analytic hierarchy process. After eliminating the minimum weight factor of each secondary index subordinate to its first grade index, the structure chart can be obtained, which deals with restraining factors in food quality of primary and middle school canteens in Bengbu city, in addition, the top 6 restraining factors which function most powerfully in this field can be obtained, which is of great significance in improving food quality and preventing food security incidents in primary and middle school canteens in Bengbu region.

Highlights

With the rapid development of China’s economy, the pace of people’s life speeds up, as a result, it is very common for primary and middle school students to have lunch in school canteens (Wu et al, 2008)
Saaty of University of Pittsburgh of America (Saaty, 1988; Yu and Fu, 2004). It contains both subjective logical judgment and analysis and objective accurate calculation and reasoning, which is defined as a sort of quantitative and qualitative combined, systematic and hierarchical decision analysis method
Basic steps of analytic hierarchy process: Step 1: Constructing hierarchy structure model: In the step, the factors included in problem are required to be divided into groups

Summary

INTRODUCTION

With the rapid development of China’s economy, the pace of people’s life speeds up, as a result, it is very common for primary and middle school students to have lunch in school canteens (Wu et al, 2008). The number of primary and middle school students in China, a country with large population, has exceeded 200 million. In China’s primary and middle school canteens, the number of diners is large and the diners tend to be crowded, so alimentary toxicosis and some other foodborne diseases are likely to be more destructive (Liang and Wu, 2011). Food security incidents frequently occur in China’s primary and middle school canteens. In 3rd, 9, 2001, soymilk poisoning incident happened in 16 primary and middle schools subsidiary to Jilin Petrochemical Corporation. In 19th, 10, 2013, steak toxicosis occurred to 10 students of No 6 Middle School of Mengcheng county, Anhui province. In 25th, 9, 2014, alimentary toxicosis happened to 62 pupils of Gulei Branch of Zhangzhou Experimental Primary School. For the purpose of reducing food security incidents in primary and middle school canteens and further improving food quality of primary and middle school canteens in Bengbu city, the paper is based on the investigation into some certain canteens and relevant managers of primary and middle school canteens in Bengbu region and it will preliminarily construct hierarchy structure model on factors influencing food quality security, employ analytic hierarchy process to make screening index in the system and eventually find out the major restraining factors in food quality of primary and middle school canteens

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