Environmental health Report suspected food poisoning

Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating contaminated food. It's not usually serious and most people get better within a few days without treatment. The symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within one to two days after eating contaminated food, although they may start at any point between a few hours and several weeks later.

For more details and advice on when to see your GP please check the NHS Choices website.

The Health Protection Team will only look into complaints of food poisoning in the following instances:

1. Where we have received laboratory confirming food poisoning. You can contact your GP to arrange this
2. Where a person has food poisoning and works handling food
3. Where we have multiple cases of illness not contained within a family unit. Please be aware that food poisoning bacteria have different incubation times (the time from eating the food to becoming ill) and are often associated with certain food types. It is important to realise therefore, that the last meal you ate may not be the cause of your symptoms

Please note: Anonymous complaints will not be investigated.