Production Safety Supervision Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Fuzzy‐ANP Comprehensive Evaluation Method

Purpose: Safety production supervision is the core of the sustainable and healthy development of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) industry. This study aims to construct an evaluation system for safety production supervision of TCM enterprises to promote the sustainable development of the industry. Method: A multidimensional evaluation model was established using a combination of analytic hierarchy process (ANP) and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method, and empirical analysis was conducted on domestic TCM enterprises. Result: (1) Overall, the safety production supervision of TCM in China is relatively sound; however, further efforts are needed to enhance environmental protection in TCM production areas, improve the construction of quality standardization systems, and promote the development of authentic TCM cultivation and breeding; (2) There are significant gaps in the quality control of TCM production enterprises, the innovation and inheritance of classic formulas, and the construction of a traceability system for the circulation of TCM; (3) Listed TCM companies generally exhibit better performance in safety production supervision compared to their nonlisted companies, indicating that a strict and comprehensive regulatory system helps to improve the level of safety production supervision for TCM.