<prompt> Incubation period of staphylococcal food poisoning is:4-6 hrs6-12 hrs12-18 hrs18-24 hrs  <response>: Ans.is a i.e., 4-6 hours Ref: Ananthanarayan, 9the, p. 202 and 8the, p. 198 Incubation period of staphylococcal food poisoning is 1-6 hours. Toxin can be detected by ELISA, Latex agglutination test and toxin gene detection by PCR. 