Abstract: For its various reactive chemical species, low pH, and high oxidation reduction potential, plasma-activated water (PAW) exhibits excellent biological activities,such as sterilizing property,anti-biofilm activity,and promoting germination and seedling growth,and so on. As a novel, environmentally friendly and non-thermal processing technology, PAW has gained increasing attention for its potential application in the food industry. The latest advances in the applications of PAW in food industry were well reviewed in this article,including food sterilization and preservation,meat curing,inactivation of bacterial biofilms and so on.This review provides information for the application of PAW in the food industry.