Foodborne Illness
Investigation
in Los Angeles County

Report a Foodborne Illnesses in Los Angeles County

Wholesale Food and Safety Program is responsible for screening complaints and conducting investigations of alleged foodborne illnesses in conjunction with Acute Communicable Disease Control and Public Health Laboratory.

You can Report a Suspected Foodborne Illness Online, or Call the Morbidity Unit during business hours at (213) 240-7821 or (888) 397-3993

To report a food establishment in the Cities of Pasadena or Long Beach, please visit: Long Beach FoodBorne Illness page or Pasadena Submit a Request page

After your report is received, we will contact you by phone for an interview:

• Please be prepared to provide us with the following information:
  • Your symptoms
  • The foods you had eaten within 3 days before illness
  • Names and locations where the food was obtained and/or eaten
• Your personal information will remain confidential