Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the current status of the contamination of food by food borne pathogens in the market in Haiyan county. MethodsA total of 601 food samples for 13 kinds of food in 7 classes were collected from 6 markets of farm produce and 2 supper markets to conduct pathogen detection. ResultsThirty eight strains of pathogens were detected from 601 food samples (6.32%). Including 16 strains of ISalmonella/I, 12 strains of IVibrio parahaemolyticus/I, 10 strains of IStaphylococcus aureus/I. The detection rates in raw meat and fishery products were 12.94% and 7.95% respectively. Of 16 strains of ISalmonella/I, 2 strains were not specified, the others belonged to serogroup B (7 serotypes). The predominating strains were ISalmonella derby, Salmonella indiana, Salmonella agona/I. ConclusionThe raw meat and fishery product were the main contaminated foods; the common pathogens to cause food contamination included ISalmonella, Staphylococcus aureus/I and IVibrio parahemolyticu;/I and the food contamination of ISalmonella/I was mainly caused by ISalmonella derby,/I followed by ISalmonella indiana/I, ISalmonella agona/I in Haiyan county.