To analyze the characteristics and regularity of the reported food poisoning incidents in public health emergency events surveillance system from 2004 to 2013 in Jilin Province, and to suggest the corresponding prevention and control countermeasures.Methods Descriptive statistics and statistical test were used to analyze the reported food poisoning incidents. Results There were 61 food poisoning incidents reported in 2004-2013, which included 1 622 poisoning cases and 25 deaths. The fatality rate was 1.54%. The epidemical season of food poisoning incidents was the third quarter. The pathogenic factors included 31 events caused by vegetable, 15 unknown events, 9 events caused by chemical, 5 events caused by bacteria, 1 event caused by animal. The prevalence rate of the poisoning events caused by the green bean in urban areas was higher than rural areas, and the prevalence rate of the poisoning events caused by the mushroom in rural areas was higher than urban areas (P<0.05). Conclusion The highest numbers of food poisoning events were caused by vegetable in reported food poisoning incidents in public health emergency events surveillance system in Jilin Province. Poisonous animals and plants are the main reason of poisoning deaths in food poisoning events.