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Food poisioning

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  • 09-07-2004 9:13am
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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭


    Can you sue a shop for providing bad food that results in food posioning? I got some Egg salad from a well known store yeserday dated till sunday and I got violently ill last night.

    Do I have a leg to stand on?


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    Sleipnir
    Registered Users Posts: 5,514 ✭✭✭Sleipnir


    So you threw up for a night and now have dollar signs in your eyes? :D
    No wonder our insurance is so high.

    FSAI


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Originally posted by Sleipnir
    So you threw up for a night and now have dollar signs in your eyes? :D
    No wonder our insurance is so high.

    FSAI

    Places shouldn't get away with it. Missed work because of it. Thats loss of earnings! Thanks for that link.


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    Sleipnir
    Registered Users Posts: 5,514 ✭✭✭Sleipnir


    Well certainly report them.
    It would help if you had the wrapper with the sell-by date and a receipt but if the FSAI get a report, they will check it out.


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    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    Whatever about going after them for money, if you're certain it was them then report them. Ultimately a hygene audit on their place will result in a reduced chance of it happening to someone else (and maybe a nice fine and a write up in the paper for their trouble).


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    Kêrmêttê
    Registered Users Posts: 620 ✭✭✭Kêrmêttê


    Keep a sample of the offending food item plus packaging. The Health and Safety Dept. might want to do a test on it if legal precedings are taken.


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    Tommy Vercetti
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    I drank lots of beer last night and was violently ill the following morn.....

    bah nevermind:(


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    Our man in Havana
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    Originally posted by Kêrmêttê
    Keep a sample of the offending food item plus packaging. The Health and Safety Dept. might want to do a test on it if legal precedings are taken.

    Its already been done. They will have the results soon. Will post back with news.


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    I'd say this is more of a business issue tbh.


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    RainyDay
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    I've heard that the FSAI won't take reports seriously unless you get a doctors report to show how sick you really were.


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    Our man in Havana
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    Originally posted by RainyDay
    I've heard that the FSAI won't take reports seriously unless you get a doctors report to show how sick you really were.

    Done all that. Just waiting on lab reports.


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