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Food Poisoning Often Caused By Negligent Safety Procedures

With the recent incidences of Listeria and E Coli out breaks due to cantaloupes and ground turkey patients should be aware of what options are available for needed medical treatment to alleviate all adverse conditions that developed and be fairly compensated for any financial loss, national class action product liability attorney Keith T. Belt says

Food poisoning, which is actually a food-borne illness, is transmitted by a virus, bacteria, parasite, or other pathogen present in the contaminated food that is consumed. Other causes of food poisoning include the presence of chemicals, toxins, or pesticides which contaminate food. The most common causes of food poisoning are:

• Campylobacter- The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that nearly 2.5 million Americans are affected by Campylobacteriosis each year. The most common causes of the illness include raw poultry, either due to improper handling, preparation, or consumption, non-pasteurized milk, insufficiently cooked meat, pets carrying the infection, and water that has been contaminated.
• Botulism- A rare but serious illness caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Even a small quantity (as is extremely dangerous and can cause paralysis and death in humans. The most common source of food-borne botulism is home-canned products, though commercially canned products can be contaminated.
• Listeria- Listeriosis is an uncommon but serious illness that primarily affects persons with compromised immune systems.  Foods associated with Listeria are uncooked meat, uncooked and smoked fish, uncooked vegetables, non-pasteurized milk products, and some processed foods.
• E Coli- The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that E. Coli affects 73,000 persons a year. The most common causes of E Coli are eating undercooked meat, drinking raw milk, or exposing oneself to contaminated water.
• Giardia- Giardia is caused by a parasite, not a bacterium or virus. Swallowing improperly treated water is a common means of contracting the illness.
• Norovirus and Rotavirus- Rotavirus is a common viral infection that primarily affects children. Noroviruses are a common type of food-borne illness that causes what is commonly referred to as the stomach flu.
• Salmonella- Salmonellosis is a very common food-borne illness, affected approximately 1.4 million Americans a year. Salmonella is usually contracted by the ingestion of food or drink that has been contaminated, either by animal feces or contact with infected animals.

The most common symptoms of food poisoning include abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting; this is because most food-borne illnesses enter the body through the gastrointestinal tract. It is often unclear whether a disease is food-borne because microbes can be transmitted in a number of ways. Food poisoning may be caused by improper or negligent safety procedures on the part of a food manufacturing or distributing company, or by a restaurant chain. In these cases, a food poisoning lawsuit may be filed against the offending company to recover for injuries sustained by consuming the contaminated food.

About Belt Law Firm, P.C.

Belt Law Firm, P.C., has more than 70 years of combined experience, and has the resources and experience to take on class action lawsuits of any size and against any opponent. In the past, our class action lawyers have participated in several large-scale class and mass joiner actions and have secured millions of dollars for our clients. Class-action lawsuits are an efficient and calculated way to take on large, well-represented organizations, and also to help the maximum number of people.  Class action lawsuits offer a number of advantages because they are able to aggregate a large number of what are often smaller individualized claims into one class action lawsuit. Our class action attorneys’ main mission is to bring powerful representation and justice to the individual or small business. In the process, class actions provide the necessary impetus to change laws for the better and to help thousands of people who have been injured, oppressed or have suffered injustice.  We put our reputation on the line in every case.

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