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The practitioner, who may be the first to recognise a foodpoisoning
outbreak, should collect feces, and vomit of available, from
all affected persons. Even in the toxic type of food poisoning the
examination of fecal specimens may often yield valuable information.
Any remains of the suspected articles of food should be obtained and
sent to the laboratory. Cases of food poisoning are notifiable, and an
outbreak or a suspected case should be reported as soon as possible to
the medical officer of health, who will carry out further investigations.