Service Description: Food poisoning can occur when you eat food containing organisms or harmful substances. Additionally the action of certain bacteria breaking down food in our gut can produce poisons. The Environmental Health department, along with the Health Authority, carries out investigations into suspected or actual food poisoning to control the spread, assist recovery and learn from previous problems. Food hygiene inspections are also carried out to try to prevent outbreaks from occurring.
Also known as:- Food Poisoning
Answer: The Area Health Authority has a responsibility to report any cases of specified infectious diseases to the Council. These specified illnesses include conditions as diverse as actual/suspectedfood poisoning Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers, TB, Meningitis, Anthrax and Rabies. Responsibility for investigation is shared between the CCDC, Environmental Health staff and Infection Control Nurses, based at St Mary’s Hospital. In general terms the council deals mainly with food poisoning type illnesses. You can contact the Environmental Health Dept on 823000/ [email protected]/Jubile Stores, The Quay, Newport, PO30 2EH. The Consultant in Communicable Disease Control can be contacted on 814280.