All notifications of infectious disease are made to us so that we can carry out the appropriate investigations and compile statistical returns.

Detailed investigations are carried out on all notified or suspected food poisoning incidents. The reasons for investigations are to identify the cause of the incident and to prevent the spread of the disease.

Most notifications are of isolated cases that are not connected either to other cases or to commercial food businesses.

If you suspect that you are suffering from food poisoning or showing similar symptoms, it is important that you visit your doctor but also please contact us, especially if you have suspicions that a commercial food premises may have been implicated in the incident.