Trichinellosis - history, current status, new threats. The paper presents the epizootic situation of trichinellosis in historical terms, the present state, as well as emerging new threats. At the turn of the last few years, new species of trichinella species have emerged, as well as the spectrum of species of wild and domestic animals, which are a potential source of parasite transmission, has been widespread. Quite a significant threat is the problem of increasing occurrence of trichinella at herbivorous animals, which until recently were mostly treated ex officio as trichinella-free. The changing epizootiological image of trichinella makes it seems necessary now to intensify the preventive measures in the prevention of meat of all species susceptible to trichinella by means of etching method. Such activities should guarantee the safety of marketed animal origin food and thus effectively reduce the epidemiological risk.