Dissatisfaction with food safety pervasive, survey finds

Most Chinese are unsatisfied with food safety in the country, according to a survey released on Thursday amid a scandal that dragged in many fast food giants.

Eighty percent of the 3,166 respondents said they are not satisfied with food safety in China, according to the survey conducted by the Beijing research company Horizon Research and Horizonkey, which polled people aged 18 to 60 in 20 cities.

Respondents said food companies are the chief culprits of poor food safety. About 60 percent said food companies have performed poorly in food safety, more so than the other groups - food industry associations (50 percent), government (29 percent) and media (26 percent).