Abstract:Objective: To investigate the current status of food safety knowledge, attitude and behavior (KAP) among food practitioners in China and explore their influencing factors, therefor providing reference for the development of measures aimed to improve food safety. Methods: A questionnaire survey of food safety KAP covering 15 provinces in China was conducted among food practitioners from abattoirs, aquatic products processing plant, dairy processing plant and restaurants, and the results were analyzed using statistical methods. Results: The scores of food safety knowledge was relatively low, while that of attitude and practice were relatively high. Except for major, all other factors like gender, age, educational level, years of employment, region and training had significantly influenced the KAP scores to varying extent. Conclusion: The effect of training on the improvement of KAP scores was significant, however, the implementation of the existing regulatory requirements on training needs to be further enhanced. The managers of food enterprises should take corresponding measures to increase the performance of food employees with low KAP scores, so as to ensure food safety.