Analysis on Food Poisoning Incidents in Gansu Province from 2004 to 2011

Objective To analyze the food poisoning incidents reported through the public emergency network direct reporting system in Gansu province from 2004 to 2011 and provide evidence for the prevention and control of food poisoning incidents.Method Descriptive epidemiological analysis was conducted on the data of the food poisoning incidents reported through the public emergency network direct reporting system in Gansu Province from 2004 to 2011.Result The number of food poisoning events reported in Gansu province from 2004 to 2011 was 73,the number of the patients was 2 311,the number of death cases caused by the events was 53,and the rate of fatality was 2.3%.Most of the incidents occurred from Apirl to October,especially in September.Microorganism food poisoning incidents occurred most frequently(30 cases),followed by chemical food poisoning(25 cases),the last were vegetal and animal food poisoning(13 cases).The death cases were mainly caused by poisonous pesticide/rodenticide poisoning(30 cases),mushroom(7 cases),botulinum toxin(4 cases),nitrite(4 cases) and other poisoning(8 cases).Conclusion In all food poisoning incidents reported through the public emergency network direct reporting system,microorganisms food poisoning was still a great food safety issues,and the leading cause of death cases in food poisoning was pesticide/rodenticide poisoning and mushroom poisoning.