Food authenticity， one of the three major attributes of food， is the property that the true state of food is corresponding to its claims and consumer expectations. The application of food authenticity is beneficial for boosting consumer confidence， improving regulatory efficiency， as well as promoting high-quality development of food industry. Food authenticity can be effectively supported by well-developed laws， regulations， standards， technology， and management systems. To guide scientific research on the food authenticity and promote high-quality development of the food industry， as well as to support government regulation， the relevant experts in academic and industrial circles were organized by Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology to form this consensus after extensive discussions through enquiries， literature retrieval and seminars， which promotes to build a good ecological environment for social co-construction of food authenticity and finally guarantees food safety in China.