Exposed to a foodborne illness?
If you suspect you have been exposed to a foodborne illness, please contact the Summit County Health Department at 435-333-1510. We will begin an investigation and try to help prevent the further spread of the illness. Please visit your doctor if necessary.
We do not provide medical services.
Various bacteria and viruses can cause illness. These disease-causing organisms can be spread when proper food handling procedures are not followed.
The most effective things you can do to prevent the spread of foodborne illness are wash your hands, avoid touching ready-to-eat foods with your bare hands, and do not prepare or handle food when you are ill. Keeping hot foods hot, cold foods cold, and avoiding cross-contamination are also important food safety procedures.
Please review the links below for information about specific illnesses and organisms.
- Botulism
- Campylobacteriosis
- Clostridium Perfringens Poisoning
- Escherichia Coli (E. coli)
- Hepatitis A
- Listeriosis
- Norwalk-Like Virus
- Salmonella Poisoning
- Shigellosis
- Staphylococcus Aureus (Staph) Infection
- Vibriosis
- Yersiniosis
Contact Us
Leslie Freeman, Environmental Health Scientist, Summit County Health Department
650 Round Valley Drive, Park City, Utah 84060
Phone: 435-333-1510, Fax: 435-333-1580
lfreeman@summitcounty.org
