This section gives advice and guidance upon food poisoning, defining the most common food poisoning germs and what preventions you can take.

Food Poisoning does not just infect the individual but also groups of people at the same time.

For example a group may have eaten at the same party, or restaurant or there may be a batch of contaminated food being sold in different places. 
  
In such cases the food safety officers at Carmarthenshire County Council, will investigate the matter to find out the cause.

The food officers will alert others to the dangers, offer advice, and where necessary prosecute offenders for breaches of food safety laws.

Food Posioning Information Sheets
Here is some more information about the most common microbes that cause food poisoning.

More information can also be found from the Food Standards Agency website www.food.gov.uk.

Please download the documents below for further information on the different types of Food Poisoning and what preventions to take:

Advice Sheets:

What is Camplobacter.pdf (71 KB)

What is Cryptosporidium.pdf (63 KB)

What is Ecoli 0157.pdf (63 KB)

What is Giardia Lamblia.pdf (69 KB)

What is Salmonella.pdf (69 KB)

What is Viral Gastroenteritis Rotavirus.pdf (61 KB)

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Contact Information:

Public Health Section
Public Protection
3 Spilman Street
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
SA31 1LE

Tel: 01267 234567
Email: direct@carmarthenshire.gov.uk