本文討論刑法在全球風險社會中，對於保護食品安全所扮演的角色，並著重分析刑法如何透過各種不同類型的構成要件，達成食品安全的保護，其中將提及若干具有代表性的德國刑事實務案例，並以案例為中心，檢討刑法對於食品安全所具有的功能及成效。

This article aims to discuss how the criminal law works for defending food safety in global risk society. The author will analyze several different criminal paragraphs which are made use to achieve the goal of food safety. In addition, several Germany’s cases concerning food safety will be mentioned in the following discussions so that we can understand the actual functions and effects provided by criminal regulation in this field.