Food poisoning adverse event reports that record this term

Kind of term: MedDRA preferred term

What a report is

A report is not proof that the drug was the cause of the event.

FDA says:

Adverse event reports submitted to FDA do not undergo extensive validation or verification. Therefore, a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report. While a suspected relationship may exist, it is not medically validated and should not be the sole source of information for clinical decision making or other assumptions about the safety or efficacy of a product. Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.
Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview, section "Responsible use of the data". The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026. The data have the reports that FDA received through 30 Jun 2026.

FDA also says:

There is no certainty that the reported event (adverse event or medication error) was actually due to the product. FDA does not require that a causal relationship between a product and event be proven, and reports do not always contain enough detail to properly evaluate an event. The information in these reports has not been scientifically or otherwise verified as to a cause and effect relationship and cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events.
Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026.

Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated.
Source: openFDA, Response of the drug event API (meta.disclaimer). The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026.

Not medical advice. This site counts what was reported to FDA. Questions about a medicine or device belong with a pharmacist or clinician.

Reports on file

From February 2004 to June 2026, FDA received 5,238 adverse event reports that record the MedDRA preferred term Food poisoning. The person who codes a report selects the term that agrees best with the description of the reporter.

FDA received 429 reports in the 12 months to June 2026 and 404 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

By reports in the 12 months to June 2026, this term was number 1,058 of 1,436 reaction terms with a page. Of the 1,332,454 drug reports that FDA received in the 12 months to June 2026, 429 (under 0.1%) record this term. Reports for patients aged 45 to 64 were 27.4% of the reports that record this term and 20% of all drug reports.

The number of people who use the product is not in the data. A count is not a rate.

MedDRA

The Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities. The person who codes a report selects the preferred term that agrees best with the description of the reporter. FDA does not publish the description.

Data version

openFDA FAERS release of 29 Oct 2026. Reports received through 30 Jun 2026.

Drugs in these reports

The table has the 125 drug pages with 10 or more reports that record this term. The rows are in order of name. A drug page with fewer reports for this term is not in the table. The counts are the counts that the site keeps for each reaction term, and a count can be lower than the count of FDA.

FDA says:

Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.
Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026.

Importantly, the AEMS data by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic.
Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of 11 Mar 2026. The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026.

Drugs that the reports with the term Food poisoning name as a suspect product, in order of name
Drug	Class	Reports with this term
Abatacept	Selective T cell costimulation modulator	12
Abilify	Atypical antipsychotic	10
Actemra	Interleukin-6 receptor antagonist	47
Adempas	Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator	12
Ambrisentan	Endothelin receptor antagonist	37
Aminophylline	Methylxanthine	18
Amisulpride	Dopamine-2 receptor antagonist	15
Ampyra	Potassium channel blocker	25
Aripiprazole	Atypical antipsychotic	20
Aubagio	Pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor	21
Avonex	Interferon beta	59
Ayvakit	Kinase inhibitor	11
Bisoprolol	beta-Adrenergic blocker	11
Byetta	GLP-1 receptor agonist	16
Carbamazepine	Mood stabilizer	24
Carbocysteine		24
Chantix	Partial cholinergic nicotinic agonist	10
Cimzia	Tumor necrosis factor blocker	14
Ciprofloxacin	Fluoroquinolone antibacterial	27
Clozapine	Atypical antipsychotic	29
Clozaril	Atypical antipsychotic	48
Codeine		12
Cosentyx	Interleukin-17A antagonist	63
Covid-19 Vaccine		15
Dexamethasone	Corticosteroid	34
Dianeal		16
Dianeal Low Calcium		24
Dianeal Low Calcium Peritoneal Dialysis Solution with Dextrose		49
Domperidone		38
Dupixent	Interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist	121
Eliquis	Factor Xa inhibitor	10
Enbrel	Tumor necrosis factor blocker	164
Entresto	Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker	29
Etanercept	Tumor necrosis factor blocker	21
Extraneal	Osmotic laxative	18
Folic acid		24
Forteo	Parathyroid hormone analog	34
Gilenya	Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator	33
Haldol		13
Haloperidol	Typical antipsychotic	18
Hizentra	Human immunoglobulin G	13
Humalog	Insulin analog	24
Human immunoglobulin g	Human immunoglobulin G	67
Humira		331
Humira 40 Mg/0 8 Ml Pen		10
Hydrochlorothiazide	Thiazide diuretic	11
Ibrance	Kinase inhibitor	26
Icatibant	Bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist	12
Imbruvica	Kinase inhibitor	44
Inflectra	Tumor necrosis factor blocker	62
Infliximab	Tumor necrosis factor blocker	46
Irbesartan	Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker	24
Jakafi	Janus kinase inhibitor	19
Kadcyla		12
Kesimpta	CD20-directed cytolytic antibody	13
Kisqali	Kinase inhibitor	10
Lansoprazole	Proton pump inhibitor	41
Lenalidomide	Thalidomide analog	13
Letairis	Endothelin receptor antagonist	10
Lyrica		17
Metformin	Biguanide	22
Methotrexate	Folate analog metabolic inhibitor	25
Methotrexate sodium	Folate analog metabolic inhibitor	28
Moderna covid-19 vaccine		26
Mounjaro	GLP-1 receptor agonist	71
Nexium	Proton pump inhibitor	16
Ocrevus	CD20-directed cytolytic antibody	36
Ofev	Kinase inhibitor	15
Olanzapine	Atypical antipsychotic	20
Omalizumab	Anti-IgE	33
Omeprazole	Proton pump inhibitor	44
Opsumit	Endothelin receptor antagonist	32
Orencia	Selective T cell costimulation modulator	15
Orgovyx	Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor antagonist	10
Otezla	Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor	38
Ozempic	GLP-1 receptor agonist	51
Pantoprazole sodium	Proton pump inhibitor	11
Perjeta	HER2/neu receptor antagonist	19
Pomalyst	Thalidomide analog	35
Pradaxa	Direct thrombin inhibitor	10
Prednisone	Corticosteroid	43
Quetiapine	Atypical antipsychotic	11
Rebif	Interferon beta	17
Remicade	Tumor necrosis factor blocker	67
Remodulin	Prostacycline vasodilator	23
Repatha	PCSK9 inhibitor	15
Revlimid	Thalidomide analog	152
Ribavirin	Nucleoside analog antiviral	10
Rinvoq	Janus kinase inhibitor	46
Risperdal	Atypical antipsychotic	14
Risperidone	Atypical antipsychotic	15
Rituximab	CD20-directed cytolytic antibody	20
Sandostatin	Somatostatin analog	11
Sandostatin LAR Depot		21
Seroquel	Atypical antipsychotic	13
Simponi	Tumor necrosis factor blocker	23
Simvastatin	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor	24
Skyrizi	Interleukin-23 antagonist	61
Solifenacin		28
Soliris	Complement inhibitor	50
Stelara	Interleukin-12 antagonist	18
Tacrolimus	Calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant	14
Tamsulosin hydrochloride	alpha-Adrenergic blocker	20
Tarpeyo	Corticosteroid	10
Tecfidera		68
Teduglutide	GLP-2 analog	10
Tracleer	Endothelin receptor antagonist	11
Trastuzumab	HER2/neu receptor antagonist	13
Trimethoprim	Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor antibacterial	35
Trulicity	GLP-1 receptor agonist	38
Tysabri	Integrin receptor antagonist	62
Tyvaso	Prostacycline vasodilator	10
Uptravi	Prostacyclin receptor agonist	21
Vedolizumab	Integrin receptor antagonist	124
Veletri	Prostacycline vasodilator	12
Venclexta	BCL-2 inhibitor	12
Venlafaxine hydrochloride	Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor	23
Vioxx		10
Vivitrol		10
Wegovy	GLP-1 receptor agonist	21
Xeljanz	Janus kinase inhibitor	73
Xolair	Anti-IgE	39
Xyrem	Central nervous system depressant	29
Zepbound	GLP-1 receptor agonist	72
Zinc		22

The page of each drug has the count of each reaction term in its reaction lookup.

Drug classes in these reports

The table has the 37 pharmacologic classes with 25 or more reports that record this term. The rows are in order of name.

FDA says:

Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.
Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026.

Importantly, the AEMS data by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic.
Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of 11 Mar 2026. The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026.

Pharmacologic classes of the drugs that the reports with the term Food poisoning name, in order of name
Class	Reports with this term
Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker	56
Anti-IgE	72
Atypical antipsychotic	197
Biguanide	28
Calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant	33
CD20-directed cytolytic antibody	76
Central nervous system depressant	36
Complement inhibitor	52
Corticosteroid	130
Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor antibacterial	35
Endothelin receptor antagonist	90
Fluoroquinolone antibacterial	31
Folate analog metabolic inhibitor	53
GLP-1 receptor agonist	287
HER2/neu receptor antagonist	34
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor	43
Human immunoglobulin G	91
Insulin analog	41
Integrin receptor antagonist	193
Interferon beta	76
Interleukin-17A antagonist	63
Interleukin-23 antagonist	63
Interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist	121
Interleukin-6 receptor antagonist	49
Janus kinase inhibitor	138
Kinase inhibitor	148
Mood stabilizer	26
Parathyroid hormone analog	34
Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor	38
Potassium channel blocker	29
Prostacycline vasodilator	72
Proton pump inhibitor	126
Selective T cell costimulation modulator	27
Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor	34
Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator	38
Thalidomide analog	200
Tumor necrosis factor blocker	411

A class with many reports in all has many reports for almost every term.

Reports by month

Reports that record Food poisoning, by month, five years to June 2026

FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

Patients in these reports

Age of the patient in the reports that record Food poisoning
Age	Reports	Share
Under 2	1	under 0.1%
2 to 11	30	0.6%
12 to 17	38	0.7%
18 to 44	907	17.3%
45 to 64	1,437	27.4%
65 to 74	646	12.3%
75 and over	438	8.4%
Age not given	1,741	33.2%

Sex of the patient in the reports that record Food poisoning
Sex	Reports	Share
Female	3,147	60.1%
Male	1,716	32.8%
Unknown or not given	375	7.2%

Age and sex are as the report gives them. 71.8% of these reports give the United States as the country.

Terms near this one

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Official pages

MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting FormThe online form of FDA for a voluntary report.
MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting ProgramThe page of the FDA program that receives reports about drugs and devices.
FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public DashboardThe public dashboard of FDA for adverse event reports on drugs and biologics.

The site checked these addresses on 2 Oct 2026. The links open in a new tab.

Cite this page

Reported Reactions. Food poisoning: adverse event reports that record this term. https://reportedreactions.com/reaction/food-poisoning/ Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) files, release of 29 Oct 2026. Reports received through 30 Jun 2026.

Where the data come from

The counts come from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk files, release of 29 Oct 2026. The files have the reports that FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. A drug name is the name on the report. The site matches it to a brand name or a generic name of the National Drug Code Directory of 2 Nov 2026. A class is the pharmacologic class (EPC) of the FDA label.

The count has the reports with each spelling of one MedDRA preferred term. The site does not publish a report narrative, a lot number, a detail of a patient or the identity of a reporter. The record of FDA is the authority. See how the site counts reports, the data sources and the corrections page.

Questions

What does Food poisoning mean in an adverse event report?

It is a MedDRA preferred term. FDA codes the description of a reporter with the MedDRA dictionary. The openFDA files do not have the description itself, and this site does not show it.

Does a drug in the table mean that the drug was responsible for this reaction?

No. FDA says:

No individual drug is connected to any individual reaction.
Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026.

When a report lists multiple drugs and multiple reactions, there is no way to conclude from the data therein that a given drug is responsible for a given reaction.
Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026.

What does this page tell a person who has this symptom?

This page gives counts of reports. It cannot assess a person. A pharmacist or a clinician can assess a person.

If this is a medical emergency, please call 911.
Source: FDA, MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form. The site read the page on 2 Oct 2026.

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