Reporting Suspected Foodborne Illness
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Why should I call the foodborne illness hotline?
What do I need to know before I call?
What are the hotline hours?
What happens after I call?
Hotline print materials
To report a suspected foodborne illness call 1-877-FOOD-ILL
(1-877-366-3455) from within Minnesota.
Why should I call the Foodborne
Illness Hotline?
- Your call to the hotline helps us identify foodborne
illness outbreaks in Minnesota and prevent the spread of
illness to others.
What do I need to know before
I call?
- Foodborne illness often occurs 1 to 4 days after eating
contaminated foods.
- Hotline staff will ask you about your symptoms, and the
foods you ate and where you ate them in the 4 days
before your illness began.
- All information we collect about your illness is private. We will
not release your name to anyone outside the public health system without
your permission.
What are the Hotline Hours?
- The Foodborne Illness Hotline is staffed from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday (not including Holidays).
- If someone is not available to take your call, please leave a confidential
voice message with your name and daytime telephone number. We will return
all messages left after normal business hours the next working day.
- You may also e-mail your
foodborne illness report. Please include your name and daytime telephone
number in your message. (Note: As of December 2008 our email address is changed. If you sent an email previously you need to note the new e-mail address of health.foodill@state.mn.us)
What happens after I call?
- We will forward your report to the environmental health
staff responsible for inspecting the restaurants, delis
and grocery stores you mention.
- All information we collect about your illness is private. We will
not release your name to anyone outside the public health system without
your permission.
- We may ask you for a stool sample so that we can determine what is
making you ill.
To report a suspected foodborne illness call 1-877-FOOD-ILL
(1-877-366-3455) from within Minnesota.
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