Key areas of research and scope of work:

Research on food standardization theory and construction of standard system. It does research mainly on laws and regulations together with policy and system related to food safety, development strategy and regulating research for food standardization, research on theory, principles and methods of food standardization, research on establishment and operation of food standardization, on technical trade measures for food, standardization research on food enterprises, evaluating research on operation effect of food standard, standardized research on food packing material and product quality safety. The institute is playing a key role in development and improvement of food standards system of China.

Research on fundamental food standards and international standardization. It mainly undertakes research on implementation and management of fundamental standard such as food terminology and classification, food label standards, label and marking of the food nourishment, label and marking of the food additives, tracking research on the international dynamic standard of food, contrastive and analyzing research on international food standards, research on the characteristics of the food in pivot industry and guidance for its implementation, and research on the establishment and maintenance of food standards database and information management systems. We actively follow, study, and participate in standardization activities held by international organizations FAO/WHO/CAC and ISO/TC34.
   
Research on standardization of food security control and management. It mainly undertakes research on quality security control theories in food processing, total quality control and object-oriented management, research on control technology and administrative pattern of food quality and security, research on quality security for small-scale food industry, drafting of relevant control and administrative standards for food quality and security.

Function of the Secretariat of Technical Committee for Food Safety Management Technology Standardization;
Function of the secretariat of AQSIQ Research Working Group on Codex Alimentation (CAC);

Function of the secretariat of domestic management centre for ISO/TC34 (ISO Food Technology Committee);
Establishment and maintenance of Food and Agricultural Standards Database;

Establishment and maintenance of the national network of food standardization(http://www.cfs.net.cn/);
Providing training and consultation on food standardization, control and management of quality security in food enterprises. Serving as the secretariat of standardization technical committee of national food security management.