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Environmental Health
Lewes District Council
Southover House
Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1AB


Tel: 01273 484354
ehealth@lewes.gov.uk
Minicom 01273 484488

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Infectious Diseases

General Practitioners (GP) are required to notify the Consultant in Communicable Disease Control (CCDC) of a number of infectious diseases including food poisoning.

Details of any infectious diseases are passed in confidence to an Environmental Health Officer for investigation. The investigation will attempt to find out what may have caused the illness, give advice to the person unwell and if possible prevent any further illness occurring. 

If any local business premises are implicated inspections will be carried out where necessary.  If the infection is thought to have been contracted from premises outside the District we will notify the appropriate Local Authority.

Very often people suffering from suspected food poisoning feel sure that the cause is the last meal they have eaten, especially if this happens to be a meal at a restaurant or takeaway.  Food poisoning bacteria can however take quite a long time before they actually make us unwell.  On average this is 1-2 days after we have eaten them, sometimes it can take up to 10 days or longer before you show any signs of illness.

Symptoms of food poisoning can vary but may include some of the following: 

• Diarrhoea
• Vomiting 
• Abdominal pain 
• Nausea 
• Fever

If you suspect you may be suffering from food poisoning you should go and see your GP who may arrange for a faecal sample to be taken.