From March 1 to March 22, 2026, at the invitation of the Danish Fellowship Center under the Danish International Development Agency, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China selected four officials from the Department of Food Production and Operation Supervision, the Department of Food Sampling, and the Chinese Academy of Quality, Inspection and Testing to participate in the Dairy Food Safety Exchange Program in Denmark. Organized by the University of Copenhagen, the program brought together participants from six countries including China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mexico, and Ukraine.
The program focused on the entire chain of food safety management in the dairy industry, covering topics such as dairy safety production, sustainable development, animal disease prevention and control, chemical input safety, and innovative technology applications. Through various formats including lectures, field visits, and group discussions, the program comprehensively showcased Denmark's best practices in dairy quality and safety control, regulatory system development, industry self-discipline mechanisms, and technological innovation.
Throughout the program, the Chinese participants gained an in-depth understanding of the overall development status of the Danish dairy industry, with a particular focus on its official food safety supervision system, including the legal and regulatory framework, registration and access systems, risk classification management, inspection and supervision mechanisms, and veterinary drug use control. The participants also visited organic small-scale dairy farms in northern Copenhagen, dairy farms in Jutland, a biogas plant, and Viking Genetics, and held discussions with representatives from local dairy enterprises and industry associations, further deepening their understanding of Denmark's "from farm to fork" whole-process supervision model.
Through the study and exchange, the participants recognized valuable insights from Denmark's practices in dairy quality and safety supervision, industry self-discipline, data sharing, risk warning, and technological innovation. Based on the actual development of China's dairy industry, the following reflections were formulated: 1) continue to consolidate corporate responsibility and improve the whole-chain supervision system for dairy products; 2) strengthen the application of technological innovation in dairy deep processing and safety assurance; 3) promote green and sustainable development to enhance the overall quality of the dairy industry; 4) deepen international cooperation, share the story of China's dairy development, and increase international understanding and trust in Chinese dairy products.
This exchange program further expanded the cooperation between China and Denmark in the field of food safety and provided a valuable reference for enhancing China's dairy product regulatory capacity and advancing the food safety goals outlined in the 15th Five-Year Plan.