Beijing residents have a strong perception on the harm and possibility of food safety risks. Around one third of them are not satisfied with the current situation of food safety，while most of them believe that the main problem relates to insufficient management. People perceive the risk from the “fake food” as the most risky. Most of the residents are well informed about food safety accidents. More than 20 percent of Beijing families have encountered health problems caused by unsafe food in the last two years. Evidences show that，at least in big Chinese cities like Beijing，the perception and allocation of risks have shown a somewhat “deviant” logic from that of traditional social stratification. It seems to imply that，to some extent，China is stepping into a “risk society”.