Walker Jack Consultants

Food Poisoning Claims

If you have ever had food poisoning, you will know how the symptoms usually develop. In some cases, they can be so painful that you may have to take a few days off work to recover fully. The vast majority of people are unaware, that if you were unlucky enough to contract food poisoning from a café or restaurant, this would be classed as a personal injury, because it was not your own fault. In the event of this happening, you may be able to claim for compensation.

Fortunately the symptoms of food poisoning do not last too long, but often include a fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, and possibly stomach cramps and dehydration. In most cases the poisoning can be cleared up with medication available from local chemists, or through the body’s natural healing processes. However, there have been extreme cases where the nervous system has been damaged and death has occurred. The Food Standards Agency has reported that even though 100,000 cases of food poisoning are reported each year, in reality over 5.5 million people in the UK contract it without ever notifying the authorities.

Therefore, if you have eaten at your favourite restaurant and have come down with food poisoning afterwards, remember that it is not your fault. Nobody orders a meal with a side order of food poisoning! If you have suffered food poisoning, please remember to call a no fee no win solicitor, who will be only too happy to assist you with your claim for compensation.