To optimize the work of the enterprise food safety standards, the data of the enterprise food safety standards in Guangdong Province in 2015 were analyzed, the main problems and suggestions were discussed.Methods The general situation, food catalogues and problems of the enterprise food safety standards were analyzed. Results There were 7 536 copies of the enterprise food safety standards of Guangdong Province in 2015 in total, and 2 802 were modified. For the modified ratio, the ratio in the category of the foods for special dietary uses was the highest, accounting for 57.32% (94/164); the ratio in the category of the tea was the lowest, accounting for 27.55% (27/98). The main problems were the typographical errors, the problems of raw materials, the standard name unclearly indicating the true nature of the food, and the incompliance of usage of food additives and contaminants limits.Conclusion There were many mistakes in the enterprise food safety standards in Guangdong Province. Therefore, more efforts should be paid on the improvement of the capacity by the enterprises of formulation and revision of enterprise food safety standards and the training of food safety standards.