Food poisoning scares come and go, but none should be taken lightly. According to the Food and Drug Administration, about 5,000 Americans annually die due to some form of poisoning in the food they eat. Whether it’s from bad beef, tainted tomatoes or putrid peanuts doesn’t matter. Food can be dangerous — and that’s dead serious.

So are we, when it comes to defending your rights in a food poisoning lawsuit. If you or a loved one are harmed by food poisoning, see a physician promptly, and then alert a food poisoning lawyer or attorney with Jim S. Adler & Associates.

Also, save and seal the remainder of the food item you purchased, and check the FDA website for alerts on food safety recalls due to dangerous food detected in the food supply pipeline. The food you bought may be on the list, often with lot numbers which display on the packaging.

After doing this, let an Adler food poisoning lawyer fight for your legal right to fair and full financial compensation. Just submit the free case review form on this web page, or call toll-free to 1-800-505-1414, and a legal representative will help you assess your case.

For many food poisoning victims, compensation is needed for medical bills, because food poisoning can be costly. The FDA estimates that 76 million illnesses per year are due to food poisoning, and of those, about 325,000 victims wind up in a hospital.

Compensation also may be needed due to lost wages after missing time at work. Food poisoning, even when it’s a temporary health setback, can be debilitating, making victims weak and unable to perform  normal functions and duties. Many such victims must miss time at work, and that means they may lose money.

A food poisoning lawsuit also can provide compensation for the pain and suffering caused by food poisoning. Spending days with vomiting or diarrhea is a high price to pay for biting into the wrong burger or peanut butter. No innocent person should have to suffer in this way, and those who do have a right to economic recovery for enduring such agony.

Who’s to blame? Culprits can be many, from farmers and distributors to manufacturers and grocers. Cleanliness and refrigeration are vital in the process, and failures at any point can let bacteria invade.

Recent food poisoning cases have involved hazelnut kernels which could be contaminated with Salmonella, a deadly bacterium. Another involves trail mix containing undeclared milk and soy which could harm those with certain allergies. In a recent preventative move, Slim Fast meals were voluntarily removed from store shelves when their manufacturer discovered the dietary shakes could harbor bacteria.

High profile food poisoning outbreaks in recent years have included bad beef, peanuts, Serrano peppers and pistachios, all with salmonella. The unhealthy peanuts and peanut paste led to eight deaths and hundreds of illnesses. Another scare involving tomatoes turned out to be a false alarm, with that Salmonella outbreak traced to Serrano peppers from a farm in Mexico.

Bacteria’s intrusion into food can occur anywhere in the process of providing food to customers — including at a grocery store. You can do your part by always being alert to “sell by” dates on packaged foods, and ensuring that any fresh meats remain fresh via proper refrigeration. Also, wash all foods as well as you can.

The FDA wants to do more, too, by hiring more food inspectors. And members of Congress are mulling a food safety bill.

All these things can help, but food poisoning still can hurt. If it strikes you or a family member, notify a food poisoning lawyer with Jim S. Adler & Associates. Food poisoning may be hard to stomach, but a settlement in your favor should ease your financial pain.

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