Abstract
Exploring the intrinsic relationship between digital technology and the efficiency of food safety supervision contributes to a better understanding of the role of digital technology in food safety supervision and how to maximize its influence. This study employed sample data from 31 regions in China between 2015 and 2017 for an empirical analysis of the correlation between the two and to examine the moderating effects of the knowledge levels of food producers and consumers. The results show that the development of digital technology contributes to enhancing the efficiency of food safety supervision. In this process, the higher the knowledge level of consumers, the greater the positive promotional effect of digital technology. On the contrary, when the knowledge level of producers is higher, it is not conducive to enhancing the effect of digital technology on the efficiency of food safety supervision. The author holds the view that this is related to the fact that employees in the food production and manufacturing industry have insufficient moral and legal knowledge. This not only limits the effect of digital technology on enhancing the efficiency of food safety supervision, but also opens the door to illegal production for some unprincipled producers. The policy implications are that digital technology should be used to improve food safety supervision, the moral and legal knowledge of food producers should be improved, and consumers should be encouraged to use digital technology more in the pursuit of food safety. Implications for national healthcare system would be also discussed in our paper.
Highlights
As a fundamental factor in quality of life, food safety is crucial to people’s lives and health
Food safety issues have been a focus of attention in various countries
it have on food safety supervision efficiency
Summary
As a fundamental factor in quality of life, food safety is crucial to people’s lives and health. It is a matter of societal concern and something that governments find difficult to regulate. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 600 million people suffer from foodborne diseases each year, of whom 420,000 die, resulting in a loss of 33 million healthy life years For example, 48 million people in the United States contract diseases from eating contaminated food every year, of which 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. Food safety issues have gravely affected human life and health and have caused great harm to society and the global economy
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