Food-borne outbreaks are infections or intoxications in humans caused by the consumption of a common contaminated foodstuff. Information from investigated food-borne outbreaks in theEuropean Union Member States is collected based on the Directive 2003/99/EC. Together 22 MSs and two other European countries submitted information on food-borne outbreaks in 2007. A new reporting system for outbreaks was applied for the first time and the outbreaks were divided into possible food-borne outbreaks and verified food-borne outbreaks. Detailed information was only reported from verified outbreaks where the link between human cases and the food source issupported by strong evidence.