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Food
Service > Foodborne
Illness & Restaurant Complaints
Last
Updated
Friday, January 22, 2010 9:20 AM
Foodborne
Illness
REMEMBER:
If nobody notifies the Health
District, then we may miss
an important outbreak. We
want to hear from you!
When
our stomachs are upset, the
first thing most people think
of is the last meal that they
ate. However, 8 out of 10
times that we feel sick with
vomiting or diahrrea, it is
because the germs on our hands
went into our bodies when
we ate and made us feel ill.
Most often, it has nothing
to do with the quality of
the food that we ate.
Therefore,
it is unlikely that the last
meal that you ate caused your
illness. Instead, we must
look back 72 hours and sometimes
longer to determine the culprit,
if we are able to determine
it at all. When we investigate
a food borne illness, we take
a food history and evaluate
everything that a person ate
in the last 72 hours. In addition,
we take a detailed account
of symptoms and what time
they appeared.
To
submit a complaint about a
possible food borne illness,
please call (509) 249-6541.
Be prepared for a 15-20 minute
interview about your detailed
symptoms and food history.
We cannot guarantee that all
complaints will result in
an investigation but we will
do our best to collect information
that may help in future investigations.
REMEMBER: If no one calls,
then we may miss an important
outbreak. We want to hear
from you!
Visit
our Protect
Yourself page to learn
how to prevent foodborne illness.
Below
are materials that explain
foodborne illness and provide
valuable information about
incubation periods of different
diseases and symptoms caused
by different types of foodborne
illness.
| Foodborne
Disease Agents by Agent |
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| Foodborne
Disease Agents by Incubation
Period |
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Restaurant
Complaints
To
submit a complaint about an
experience at a Yakima County
food facility, email Ryan
Ibach and include the
date of the visit, the complaint,
and your contact information.
The food inspection team cannot
guarantee that all complaints
will result in an investigation.
Food Recalls
FDA Food Recall Site
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