Food safety threats

Important numbers

000 – Ambulance, police or fire

1800 022 222 -
Health advice available 24 hours a day

1300 066 055 - Public Health Unit

1300 552 406 -

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Food Authority have joint responsibility for investigations into foodborne illness in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø:

  • ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health has responsibility to detect clusters of illness and undertake epidemiological investigations
  • The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Food Authority’s Compliance, Investigation and Enforcement Branch undertakes all food business-related investigations and business sampling.

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Current as at: Tuesday 4 April 2023
Contact page owner: State Preparedness and Response