To understand the implementation, comprehension, and compliance of national food safety standard GB 7718-2011 The General Principles of Prepackaged Food Labels among industries, supervision department, inspection agency and research institutions in Anhui Province, and to provide information for future revision.Methods Cross-sectional survey was done from July to October, 2013 by meeting, E-mail, fax and other forms to complete the questionnaire. The respondents were selected from the staffs from enterprises, supervision department, inspection agency and research institutions. The information of survey included the basic situation, general understanding, main problems in the process, suggestions and comments. Results The number of valid questionnaire screened from enterprise, supervision, inspection and research institutions were 35,5, 28,2 respectively, and feedback articles were 46,8, 22 and 17, respectively. The awareness rate of the standard was 92.0%. Most of the respondents considered the standard to be reasonable and practical. The frequency of use from the staffs in enterprises and supervision department was higher than others. Items such as the label content of prepackaged food provided directly to the consumers, mandatory labeling of allergen and the label form of food additives in the ingredient list were the main contribution part of the feedback problems.Conclusion The follow-up study indicated that the standard was generally reasonable and practical, but the science-base and practicability of some terms should be enhanced. It is recommended that more attention should be paid on the training for different stakeholder, especially small and medium-sized enterprises and regulators.