Foodborne parasitic diseases is one of the important public health problems and also a new challenge for the prevention and control of parasitic diseases. Its characteristics of long incubation time in humans， with no vaccine， no lifelong immunity and seriously harmful to the health of the population， makes prevention particularly difficult. Rapid and accurate detection of parasites in food is the trend of their future prevention and control. This article reviews the techniques used in the detection of foodborne parasites， including pathogen detection， immunological detection， molecular biology detection， etc.， so as to promote the wide application of advanced technology in food detection and ensure food safety.