April 8-9, the two-day 2008 China Canning Industry Innovation and Health Summit Forum was held in Xinchang, Zhejiang Province. The Forum was co-sponsored by China Food Science and Technology Association and China Canning Industry Association. It was sponsored by Zhejiang Fengdao Food Co., Ltd. Through experts, scholars and industry representatives, the forum discussed the opportunities and challenges faced by the canning industry in the new era, and how to promote high-quality development through scientific and technological innovation. Sun Baoguo, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of Beijing Industrial and Commercial University, presided over the event.

 

 

 

Export and output rank first in the world steadily. Demand at home and abroad drives the market to better.

 

 

 

In the report "Prospects for International and Domestic Market of Canned Food Industry", the Director-General of China Canned Industry Association pointed out that the total output of canned food in the world has reached nearly 50 million tons per year, with more than 2500 varieties. China has become the world's largest producer and exporter of canned food, especially canned asparagus and canned oranges, which account for the world's canned food. 70% and 80% of the first export volume.

 

 

 

According to the statistics of the State Statistics Bureau, in 2017, the output of canned Enterprises above the national scale reached 123.956 million tons, an increase of 3.75% over the previous year, and the income of the main business reached 175.387 billion yuan, an increase of 5.46% over the previous year.

 

 

 

In the future, with the development of economy and the change of dietary habits, Asia-Pacific countries, mainly China and India, will become the backbone of promoting the development of canning industry, Chief Inspector General Quan said.

 

 

 

According to customs statistics, in 2017, China's export of canned goods totaled 27.448 million tons, down 3.32% from the previous year, with an export value of 4.66 billion US dollars, up 1.3% from the previous year. Among them, aquatic products export showed a strong performance, with 336,400 tons exported in 2017, an increase of 10.3% over the previous year, and the export value of $1.647 billion, an increase of 11.43% over the previous year.

 

 

 

Chief Inspector Quan said that with the improvement of national living standards, the characteristics of canned food safety, nutrition and convenience are more and more popular with consumers. Domestic demand is rising year by year, and canned export has been in the leading level in the world. Driven by the dual demand of domestic and foreign markets, the canned food industry in China has shown good momentum and broad prospects for development. "

 

 

 

The public still has consumption misconceptions about canned food and has advantages in winter nutrition supplement

 

 

 

Meng Suhe, chairman of China Food Science and Technology Association, said that compared with the development speed and quality of the national food industry, China's canned food industry is still at a low level. Long-term neglect of the wrong perceptions of all parties on cans, insufficient consumer education; lack of innovation in enterprises, product differentiation characteristics are not clear, the goal of scientific and technological innovation is not clear; not really effective to achieve a healthy transformation and other factors affecting the development of cans in the domestic market.

 

 

 

When many people mention canned food, the first thing they think about is: preservatives, not fresh, made from corners, in fact, these are misunderstandings. Chief Inspector Quan said that the reason why the cans we eat can be preserved for a long time without deterioration is entirely due to sealed containers and strict sterilization, and no preservatives are needed or allowed to be added. In addition to tin cans, glass cans and aluminium alloy cans, the packaging materials of canned food include aluminium-plastic composite packaging materials, high barrier plastic materials and Lile paper packaging materials. Moreover, canned fruits are made of high-quality and good-looking raw materials. For example, most canned fruits are packed in glass bottles or transparent soft packages. You can directly see the beautiful and complete flesh of oranges, yellow peaches, hawthorns, pineapples and so on. China's canned products are exported to the United States, Japan and the European Union and other countries. These countries have strict food censorship. The popularity of Chinese canned products in the international market can prove that the quality of canned goods is excellent.

 

 

 

Canned food is very popular. Besides its safety, hygiene and portability, it also has its advantages in nutritional supplement. Ding Gangqiang, director of the Institute of Nutrition and Health of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said: "The intake of fruits and vegetables by adults in China is far below the recommended standard of the Chinese Society of Nutrition. According to the survey data of nutrition and health status of Chinese residents, the daily intake of fresh vegetables by urban and rural residents is only 269 grams, only 269 grams. About half of the recommended intake, while the daily intake of fruits was only 40.7 grams, much lower than the recommended 200 grams. Especially in winter, people in the western region can not eat too many fresh vegetables and fruits, at this time canned food can play its role. "

 

 

 

Accelerate high-quality development by introducing scientific and technological forces to meet health needs

 

 

 

Meng Suhe believes that after 40 years of reform and opening up, China's food market is in a dynamic and variable period, full of challenges and opportunities. As for the canned food industry, it has entered a multi-frequency period consisting of concept innovation, product structure adjustment, enterprise marketing mode change and personnel training. The adjustment period of Zhenzhen.