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Report a possible foodborne illness

Short URL: kingcounty.gov/foodborne

How to report a possible foodborne illness

If you or others got sick after eating food prepared by a King County food business, you can report in either of the below ways:

Please have the below information ready when you report:

  • Name and location of food establishment
  • Date and time of meal
  • Foods consumed
  • Symptoms of illness
  • Contact information for you and other members of your party, including those who did not get sick

Additional information

  • If more information is needed, a member of the Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization Section may call you back to get more details about what you ate and drank and the symptoms you experienced.
  • All information will be kept confidential. Your answers will help us determine if food served at the establishment is responsible for illness.
  • Because foodborne illness reports contain protected health information, we regret that we cannot accept reports by email.

Related Topics

Disease outbreaks

When two or more people get the same illness from the same contaminated food or drink, the event is called a foodborne illness outbreak.

Food business closures

Food establishment closures by area in King County.