Background: Food poisoning is significant health problem that affect many groups including university students.

Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of the Jordanian university students on food poisoning.

Methods: This study used descriptive cross-sectional correlational approach and collected the data from 360 undergraduate Jordanian university students. The researcher used a self-report questionnaire on KAP toward food poisoning for data collection.

Results: The participants’ knowledge scores ranged from 23 to 60 (M = 45.49; SD = 7.53). Moreover, the participants had attitude scores that range from 16 to 57 (M = 39.45; SD = 10.41). The degrees of the participants practices ranged from 18 to 80 (M = 66.35; SD = 15.38). that there are statistically significant differences in the knowledge scores of the participants in relation to their gender (t = - 2.31; p = 0.02) and history of food poisoning (t = 1.99; p = 0.04). Similarly, the results illustrated that there are statistically significant differences in the attitude scores of the participants in relation to their gender (t = - 3.83; p = 0.001) and precipitation in food poisoning courses (t = 2.08; p = 0.04).

Implications for Nursing Practice: Nurses can utilize the study findings in order design and implement proper caring measures for those university students at risk for developing foodborne disorders.

Conclusion: The results underscore the that Jordanian students have a cultural background that contributed to their high scores in KAP related to food safety.