Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Green Agricultural Products Processing was set up by Educational Bureau of Guangdong Province and Financial Department of Guangdong Province in 2005, and it was also supported by the funds for high education construction sponsored by Guangdong government, and relied on laboratory of scientific research built by College of Light Industry and Food Science in South China University of Technology. The current director of this laboratory is Professor Li Lin, the vice president of South China University of Technology.

This laboratory focuses on investigating technology problem occurring in the processing of green agricultural products, and utilizes the corresponding core technology and critical equipment.  Therefore, it facilitates development of food science technology in Guangdong Province, and helps the advancement in science and technology of agriculture products processing and food industry. As a result, it has strengthened the market competition of this field in China. 

This key laboratory combines the predominant resource of National Key Disciplines of first year subject “Light Industry Technology and Engineering” and second year subject “Food Science”. Presently, there are 33 faculties and staffs, including 19 professors, 11 associate professors, 3 post-doctors.  It has the principal investigators in charge of 28 national scientific research projects, and received 8 provincial level awards for their achievements.

Now, a platform of program “985” (class II), the innovation platform of food processing and safety, is established based on this key laboratory. The research space for this platform is 3000 m2, which equipped with many advanced instruments that used for testing physical and chemistry parameters, analyzing microstructure, and evaluating the safety of foods.  The total value of these facilities is greater than 50 million RMB. The space for pilot-scale working shop at this laboratory is 2600 m2, which is capable to simulate a small-scale industrialized production.