Food Poisoning Compensation
Hygiene is incredibly important when it comes to preparing food for others. If you have contracted food poisoning, or suffered another, non-traumatic injury, you may be able to claim compensation.
Such cases normally arise where there has been formal travel. If you have been abroad on holiday and suffered from food poisoning or disease-related injury, there may be a case for compensation.
We can also help you claim for contracting serious food-related diseases, such as E-coli and Salmonella.
Compensation Amounts for Food Poisoning
The level of compensation obviously depends on whether the illness is temporary or leads to a permanent or long-standing complaint.
- Severe toxicosis leading to severe pain, diarrhoea, sickness & vomiting and fever. In most cases, there will have been a period of hospitalisation for weeks or months. There will also need to be ongoing symptoms such as irritable bowel syndrome or incontinence and these will have had a detrimental effect on the life and work of the sufferer: £25,250 — £34,500
- This level of compensation will be awarded for relatively brief, but serious, episodes of food poisoning. Vomiting and diarrhoea will pass over a period of 2–4 weeks, but there will be ongoing disturbance of bowel function and enjoyment of life. If the symptoms are more severe, the court may make an award between the top of this bracket and the bottom of the one above: £6,300 — £12,600
- Food poisoning which causes significant discomfort, cramping, alternation of bowel function and fatigue. There must also be hospitalisation for a few weeks but complete recovery within a few years: £2,600 — £6,300
- The most minor cases. There will normally have been pain which lasts for a few weeks, accompanied by vomiting and diarrhoea: £600 — £2,600
Whatever level of food poisoning you have experienced, our solicitors ** can help you claim compensation on a no win, no fee * basis.
Contact Our Personal Injury Claims Lawyers
If you or a loved one has suffered the personal injuries described above, and someone else is to blame, contact us today. Call us on 01252354433^, or if you would like to contact us online, please complete our enquiry form.
