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Keep reading »Our busy lifestyle frequently finds us grabbing many meals in restaurants and take-out food establishments. As consumers, we have a right to expect that the food we purchase from restaurants and grocery stores is safe for consumption and free of contaminants.
Despite the duty of food establishments to serve safe and sanitary food products, food contaminated with bacteria, parasites and viruses remains a frequent source of illness for people of all ages. According to recent data from the Centers For Disease Control (CDC), there are 76 million cases of food-borne illness every year.
While most people who suffer an injury from contaminated food are able to recover on their own, the CDC predicts that contaminated food requires 300,000 hospitalizations and is responsible to 5,000 deaths annually.
The most common types of food contaminants include viruses (usually referred to as Norovirus) and bacteria such as:
- Salmonella
- Escherichia coli (E. coli)
- Campylobacter
- Listeria
Food poisoning also encompasses other types of contaminants, including parasites like Giardia lamblia and Cryptospordia.
Obviously, no one who suffers from food poisoning knows the source of the contaminant until a doctor or hospital has notified him or her. Therefore, if you are suffering from an illness that is attributable to consumption of unsanitary food, it is important to seek medical attention immediately.
Further, it is a good idea to save the remnants of any leftover, food along with the packaging and receipt from purchase.
Food Poisoning In An Institutional Setting
Contaminated food in an institutional setting such as a school, nursing home or assisted living facility happens more frequently than it should. Particularly amongst the elderly, food poisoning can cause devastating and long-term consequences — including death.
Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers hits the ground running when retained by a client or group of people who have suffered food poisoning. Particularly in food poisoning cases involving groups, we work with government officials to determine the source of the contamination and vigorously prosecute all responsible parties to ensure all of our clients’ expenses and resulting damages are addressed.
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Older adults are particularly susceptible to food poisoning because as you get older, your immune system does not respond as quickly and as effectively to infectious organisms as when you were younger. In addition, many nursing home residents already have weakened immune systems due to age, illness, and disease, and their bodies cannot handle the added onslaught caused by food poisoning.
For example, dehydration, which is a common and serious complication of food poisoning, is also a risk factor for the development of pressure sores, which can present a serious risk to nursing home residents. Therefore, nursing homes should take extra precautions to ensure that food is served in a safe, timely, and proper manner so as to prevent contamination….(continue reading with the link above)
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The lawsuit alleges that the restaurant failed to adhere to strict warnings provided by the girl’s teachers regarding here severe food allergies to peanut products. Shortly after the girl ate the Chinese food, she began to experience a severe allergic reaction– known as anaphylaxis….(continue reading via the link above)