Suspected food poisoning
If you believe that you are suffering from food poisoning then we would advise you to visit your GP to submit a faecal sample.
If the sample is positive with an infectious disease, your GP and Public Health England will be notified. Public Health England will notify us and depending on the result, you may be contacted to answer some questions to look at the possible cause of your illness.
When should I contact Horsham Environmental Health Department?
First please visit your GP.
Then please consider what you have eaten over the last 5 days and find out whether anyone else you may have eaten with has been affected.
Most people blame the last meal they ate, however this is rarely what causes the symptoms. Some food poisoning bacteria can take up to 5 days to cause illness and there are viruses that cause food poisoning symptoms, such as norovirus.
If you contact us, we will be asking you to remember what you ate at least 72 hours before becoming ill.
If you have concerns about a particular premises within Horsham District, please email us at ehl@horsham.gov.uk
Further information may be found on the NHS website: