We are a national network of specialist personal injury solicitors offering free legal advice on food poisoning claims. All of our solicitors offer their services on a no win no fee basis. If your case is unsuccessful for any reason, we will not ask you to pay a penny. Our risk-free services do not require you to pay anything for expenses, medical reports or insurance. Upon a successful claim, your compensation will be paid in full with no deductions. Win or lose there is no charge.
The UK has consumer safety regulations which require that all food should be safe to eat and that it must comply with a wide range of written product and process specification standards. The Consumer Protection Act 1987 (CPA) ensures that all food products are subject to strict liability which enables any consumer who suffers injury or illness as a result of a defective product which causes food poisoning to obtain compensation from the product provider and it is not necessary for the consumer to have bought the product themselves. A product is defined as defective when “the safety of the product is not such as persons generally are entitled to expect” which has been left deliberately vague in order to catch a wide range of defects and leaves little in the way of potential defences to an accusation.
In addition to the CPA consumers are further protected in regards to food-related illnesses and injuries by The Food Safety Act 1990 which includes the following offences :-
The most common food-related claims arising that relate to safety are as a result of food poisoning caused by serious bacterial and viral infections which affect over 500,000 people throughout the UK each year, with 4 million others suffering from diarrhea, vomiting fever, stomach cramps, nausea or fatigue. Salmonella, Campylobacter, E Coli and Listeria are the most dangerous types of infections in terms of toxicity. These types of illnesses are the result of inadequate cooking, improper storage, cross contamination or poor hygiene standards (in both production and preparation).
Compensation claims can also arise from chemical contaminants and/or naturally-occurring toxicants in food. Any breach of the defined maximum level of contamination and toxicant regulations may lead to action being taken against the producer of the food.
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