Florida Food Poisoning Lawyers

As with any product, we assume that food must be safe if it's still on the market. Unfortunately, thousands of Americans discover each year that this isn't always true. Despite laws designed to protect the public from food poisoning outbreaks, contaminated food continues to reach store and restaurant patrons, causing 325,000 hospitalizations for foodborne illness and 5,000 deaths each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fortunately, because food safety is so important to public health, the law allows victims of food poisoning to hold the negligent farmers, preparers, sellers or servers of food responsible for the results of an outbreak.

Unfortunately, the groups most severely affected by food poisoning are those who are already the most vulnerable -- children, the elderly and people with immune deficiencies. Healthy adults exposed to large amounts of contamination may also become seriously ill. In these people, food poisoning is very serious because their bodies cannot fight off the effects of toxins, or the secondary effects caused by the contaminated food. Even healthy people may have to be hospitalized to stop severe dehydration or infections; the most vulnerable are at risk for death or serious lifelong health problems like kidney failure. The steep medical bills, possible disabilities or premature deaths that result could often have been prevented, with a little more care from those who grew, stored, prepared or served the food.

If you or someone you love was hurt by food poisoning, you can and should hold the negligent food company responsible for your injuries. The Miami food poisoning lawyers at the Alvarez Law Firm can help you win compensation for past and future medical bills, missed work, long-term health problems or disabilities, wrongful death, emotional trauma and other damages you incurred by simply trusting that your food was safe. We are committed to getting the best possible results for our clients, and ensuring that their long-term medical and financial needs are taken care of. And we have a strong track record of winning $1 million or more for injured Floridians. Call the Alvarez Law Firm today to discuss how we can help you and your family.

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