Objective To understand the situation of aluminum residues in flour and starch food products.Methods Steamed bread,deep-fried dough sticks,fresh starch jelly sheet,and starch vermicelli samples were collected randomly from 281 processing places,including big and small food stores,restaurants,canteens,rural fairs,city markets and food stalls in Changchun,Jilin,Baicheng,Tonghua,Yanji and Siping Cities to detect aluminum residues according to the national standard GB/T 5009.182—2003 entitled Determination of Aluminum in Flour Products,and were evaluated by GB 2762—2005 Allowable Level of Pollutants in Food.Results Aluminum was detected in 98.6% of 72 deep-fried dough sticks,and the aluminum content of 54.2% of which was higher than the limits allowed by the state,and the highest aluminum content was two times of the upper limits.Aluminum was detected in 40.0% of 80 steamed bread samples,10% was higher than the standard limits,and the highest aluminum content was 183.5 mg/kg.Aluminum was detected in 43.8% of 64 fresh jelly sheet samples,and the aluminum content in 16 samples was≥100 mg/kg,with the highest aluminum content of 342.3 mg/kg.As for vermicelli,aluminum was detected in 52.3 % of 65 samples,10 of them were ≥100 mg/kg,and the highest aluminum content was 179.6 mg/kg.Conclusion The problem of aluminum residues in flour and starch food,such as deep-fried dough stick,steamed bread,starch vermicelli and fresh starch jelly sheet,deserved attention.