Strengthening the construction of food inspectors is an important guarantee for implementing supervision responsibilities and ensuring food safety. The situation of food inspection team and system construction in China was investigated and sorted out. Various places actively carry out the construction of food inspectors with initial results. There are also challenges： The state has not yet a clear definition of professional food inspectors， local construction standards are different， and supporting systems need to be further improved； The number of middle and senior food inspectors is relatively insufficient， and the specialization level of food inspection team needs to be improved； The training and assessment standards are not uniform， and the strength of teaching staff is weak； The pertinence of inspection needs to be strengthened， and the ability to troubleshoot hidden problems needs to be improved. The construction of a food inspector system with Chinese characteristics is a systematic project， which must rely on existing resources and be carried forward in three dimensions： mechanism， personnel and system. The authority and boundary of food inspection should be clarified， the legal basis is established， and the food inspection system and mechanism is improved； The training assessment standard is unified， the training mode is innovated， the team construction is strengthened； The establishment of security systems can be strengthened such as establishment， salary， rank， funds， and materials， and the space for professional development of food inspectors is broadened.