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Infectious Diseases |
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Spelthorne Borough Council |
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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.
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| Contact Information: | Environmental Health Commercial
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| Address: | Spelthorne Borough Council
Knowle Green
Staines, TW18 1XB
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