The Environmental Health staff ensures that food establishments regulated by the Turks & Caicos Islands Department of Environmental Health are operated in accordance with applicable regulations and in a safe and sanitary manner to minimize the occurrence of food-borne illness. Inspections of food service establishments include facilities such as:

• Grocery stores and shops
• restaurants, bars/lounges
• public and private schools

​Each year thousands of people become ill following the ingestion of contaminated or unwholesome food. The need to prevent food related illness by regulating the sanitary practices of food establishments is therefore an important part of the environmental health program. If you feel that you have experienced a food related illness, please contact our office at (649) 338-2143, or complete the TCI Department of Environmental Health's Food Illness Complaint Form.

General Guidelines About Reporting

1. If you have a medical emergency, obtain treatment immediately at a nearest hospital with an emergency department or call 9-1-1.
2. Report what happened as soon as possible. To better assist you, please fill out Food Illness Complaint Form. Give names, addresses and phone numbers of persons affected. Include your name, address and phone number, as well as that of the doctor or hospital if emergency treatment was provided.
3. State the problem clearly. Describe the product as completely as possible. Give the name and address of the store where the product was purchased and the date of purchase.
4. Also report the problem directly to the restaurant/market where you purchased the product.