Objective To explain and conclude a feasible food safety evaluation index system. Methods Totally 237 original literatures were collected based on the Web of Science database, and an index-based food safety supervision evaluation model was constructed by extracting free nodes and extracting tree nodes with NVivo11.0 software, and the logicality and reliability of the model were verified by regression to reality. Results Food safety is the common responsibility of government, enterprise and society. Conclusion Food safety supervision needs the positive interaction of government, food enterprises, consumers, media, industry associations and private testing institutions.