What to do if you think you have food poisoning, and how we investigate complaints of food poisoning in Torbay.
Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating infected food. It is not usually serious and most people get better within a few days without treatment.
This is usually due to bacteria in the food such as:
Find out more about the causes, symptoms and treatments of food poisoning on the NHS food poisoning page.
If you think you have food poisoning, visit your doctor as soon as you can. They may arrange some tests and will give you some advice. The only way to find out if you do have food poisoning is by giving a poo (stool) sample to your doctor. We won't usually investigate without this confirmation.