To strengthen the construction of food inspection team and ensure food safety， the legislation， system and personnel of food inspector in the United States， Canada and the European Union was systematically investigated， and the general rules， common characteristics and experience of food inspector management systems in relevant countries （regions） was summarized. There are many measurement， including sufficient legal basis， clear responsibilities， obvious characteristics of full-time and standardized management in the inspector team， relatively independent with clear responsibilities in inspection institutions， rich inspection tools， attaching importance to information disclosure internal mechanism to supervise and inspect the quality， paying attention to training， unified assessment standards， putting forward policy suggestions， and so on. Based on China’s reality， it is suggested to improve legislation to empower inspectors， implement graded and classified management， strengthen the construction of national food inspection team and inspector teachers， attach importance to practice and design training courses scientifically， research and development of inspection tools， and so on， which can strengthen the professional construction of China’s food inspection team to provide reference.