Stakeholder Perspectives on Infant Formula Safety Governance in China: A Decade after the Melamine Crisis

Ronghui Yang, Klasien Horstman and Bart Penders

No 43r8a, SocArXiv from Center for Open Science

Abstract: This paper critically engages with dynamics of the Chinese food safety governance infrastructure following the melamine crisis. It presents a qualitative analysis of sixteen in-depth stakeholder interviews in Hunan, Hubei and Henan. We reveal tensions between a segmented model of governance and a centralised model, between a centralised top-down model and stakeholder participation, and between a public model and a private, decentral market where corporate reputation must result in transparency and trust. Stakeholders also see gaps between ideals of inclusive, transparent and participatory governance, and effective problem-solving. Governance of food safety in China, even when targeting inclusion and public accountability, remains heavily dependent on the central state as a pivotal actor.

Date: 2021-01-07
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DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/43r8a

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