The number of notified cases of food poisoning in England and Wales reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) each year since 1996 is shown in the following table. Total notifications have shown a decrease since 1996.
Formal notifications Notifications otherwise ascertained1 Total 1996 50,718 32,515 83,233 1997 54,233 39,668 93,901 1998 53,764 40,168 93,932 1999 48,454 37,862 86,316 2000 46,481 40,047 86,528 2001 46,768 38,700 85,468 2002 38,541 34,108 72,649 2003 35,695 35,200 70,895 2004 34,376 35,935 70,311 2005 34,642 35,765 70,407 20062 31,374 39,557 70,931 1 Includes port health authorities. 2 Provisional data. Source: HPA.