Objective To establish a food poisoning database for providing reference in handling food poisoning emergencies. Method All available data on studies of food poisoning were collected by computer on-line retrieval， screened and edited according to typical case reports with known etiological factors，characteristics of causative agents， latency period，symptoms，therapeutic principals，precautionary measures and other illustrations ( such as images ) . Results Seventy-eight kinds of food poisoning were selected into the database，including food poisoning caused by animal food，plant food，chemicals，pathogenic bacteria and food-borne illness caused by parasites and virus. Conclusion A food poisoning database ( stand-alone and network support) was established，and also provided references for publishing The guideline for the investigation and handling of food poisoning .