To evaluate the current situation of the ability of epidemiology in food poisoning in local CDC by assessment of reports.Methods Reports of food poisoning above 20 people was collected. According to Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response, 30 index in 6 chapters was chosen to evaluate. Results 102 reports were evaluated. 99% of the reports recorded the accurate time and brief progress, but only 27% of them included the indicator case, 36% included RR, 44%included the definition of cases. 58 reports needed to carry out analytical epidemiology, but only 21% had the results and 16% calculated OR or RR. 13% of the reports analyzed the food contamination source, 36% investigated the food processing. 96% of the reports contained lab results, but only 87% analyzed the results. 70% of the reports gave out the exact pathogen, 48% found the contaminated food, and 40% found the contamination cause. Only 5.9% of the reports described the results of descriptive epidemiology completely. 2.9% described the investigation of hygiene completely, 46% described the test results completely, 13% made the conclusion completely. Only 1 report reached the requirement of the guidelines. Conclusion Food poisoning reports in Guangdong Province could not reach the requirement of guidelines which lack of analytical epidemiology. The ability of epidemiology in food poisoning in local CDC needed to be improved.