Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of foodborne disease outbreaks in China in 2006—2010.Method The data of foodborne disease outbreaks during 2006 to 2010 collected by the Emergency Public Health Surveillance Network of the Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China was analyzed.Results A total of 2 023 outbreaks of foodborne diseases,which caused 62 920 ill and 967 death cases,were reported in China.The etiologies of outbreaks were identified by epidemiology.The ...