Table 2. Attribution analysis of food types and contributing factors of foodborne botulism, China, 2004–2020.
| Food types | Contributing factors | Total | |||
| Improper processing | Improper storage | Raw material contamination | Unknown etiology | ||
| Stinky tofu | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Dried beef | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| Soybean paste stew | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Meat products | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Tempeh | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mixed food | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Homemade pickles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Soy products | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown etiology | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 32 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 80 |