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Council Services
Service: Infectious Diseases
Responsible Authority: Spelthorne Borough Council
Service Area: Environmental Health Commercial
Description: Environmental Health Departments have a statutory duty to investigate reported cases of food poisoning under the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984. If a case of food poisoning has been formally confirmed by a Doctor or hospital (by analysis of a faecal specimen) these details are passed to Environmental Health. An Environmental Health Officer will then speak to the individual to try and determine the cause. This will involve taking a history of food consumed over the days prior to the onset of the food poisoning symptoms. If the illness can be linked to food consumed in a commercial premises, the local environmental health department will carry out an investigation of the business in question. If the environmental health officers find a problem with the business's food hygiene practices, they can then take action to ensure that they improve. This could therefore help prevent other people suffering from food poisoning.
 
For more Information:
Prevention of Food Poisoning
 
Contact Information:Environmental Health Commercial
Telephone 01784 446291
Fax 01784 446437
Email environmental.health.commercial@spelthorne.gov.uk
Opening Hours Monday to Thursday: 8:45am - 5pm
Friday: 8:45am - 4:45pm
Address:Spelthorne Borough Council
Knowle Green
Staines, TW18 1XB

 
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