Objective To eliminate the acetic acid solvent effect in inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Method Optimizing the operating parameters on plasma and preparing working cures with matrix matching method to eliminate the interference caused by acetic acid solvent effects. Results An ICP-AES method was established on determining seven metal elements in acetic acid solution in which food related materials have been soaked. Under the optimal conditions, the limit of detection of this method was 0.018，0.003，0.003，0.006，0.003，0.010 and 0.002 mg/L for As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn respectively with a RSD of 0.2%-8.1% and the spiked recovery of 83.0%-115.2%. Conclusion The accuracy, precision and the limit of detection of this method were suitable for the analysis of trace elements, the analysis of seven metals in the soaking solution of food related rubber products and food containers are satisfactory．