To understand the hygienic state of the foods processed on the spot in supermarkets in Jinan,15 supermarkets were investigated from September to October,2002.The main hygienic problems at the food processing site included:73% of the food processing rooms were not relatively airtight and 40% of the cake mounting rooms had no qualified sanitary condations.66% of the foods for sale were exposed and lacked fly and dust prevention facilities.Effective suggestions and concrete measures were proposed for resolution of these problems.It is essential that the hygienic monitoring on food processing on the spot be implemented and the administrative penalties to the illegal behaviors be given.