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Campylobacter - Food Poisoning Claims

Was Campylobacter responsible for spoiling your holiday?
Did you suffer food poisoning on holiday?
Was there an illness outbreak at your hotel?
Need food poisoning specialist Solicitors to claim your compensation?

Campylobacter is a type of food poisoning that is avoidable if food is cooked and handled properly. Holidaymakers fall ill with this infection every year and it is unacceptable.

Have you been sick through Campylobacter food poisoning and are now wanting to claim compensation?

Talk to Simpson Millar's highly experienced food poisoning Solicitors and start your claim today. Our Holiday Illness Claims Team can answer any questions you might have and take on illness claims on a no win no fee paying basis.

Freephone: 0808 145 1353 or drop us a line using the enquiry form

About Campylobacter

Campylobacter is one of the most common types of food poisoning. It is a pathogenic spiral shaped bacteria which attaches to food and when ingested attacks the stomach causing the infected person to suffer sickness.

The bacterium survives in the intestines of animals and birds and multiplies on food exposed to warm temperatures.

Hotel buffet food which is left standing in the ambient natural climate is the perfect breeding ground for Campylobacter and especially if the food is not kept sufficiently hot.

Campylobacter was first discovered in 1975 and it is still unknown what the true number of people infected annually by this bacteria is. The Food Standards Agency reported that it can be found on 65% of chickens purchased in the UK.

Symptoms of Campylobacter Food Poisoning

The infection has an incubation period of typically anywhere between 2 – 5 days after the food has been eaten but can be as long as 10 days.

A person infected by Campylobacter will feel ill and will experience the following symptoms:

Profuse diarrhoea often turning bloody
Stomach cramps
Headache and fever
Aching muscles
Vomiting and sickness (although much rarer)

The infection can last around 3 weeks and in most cases will clear without any long term residual symptoms. However, the symptoms can subsequently reappear.

In some situations where the infection reappears long term complications such as Guillain Barre Syndrome can arise – a secondary disease that attacks the nervous system or Miller Fisher Syndrome which affects the nerves in the head.

Guillain Barre Syndrome affects one person in every thousand who contracts Campylobacter.

Reiter's Syndrome also called reactive arthritis can occur in people who are susceptible to this chronic disorder which causes pain to usually the knees and spine.

Foods Associated with Campylobacter

Chicken, turkey and other poultry products are the most common source of the infection but it is also present in other foods including pork, lamb, shellfish, red meats and eggs.

Campylobacter can also be present in fruit or vegetables that have not been washed and exposed to environments where bird or rodent faecal matter has contaminated the food.

The infection has also been identified in un-chlorinated water and un-pasteurised milk.

Eating undercooked chicken accounts for 70% of all Campylobacter illness outbreaks.

Other Causes of Campylobacter Food Poisoning

Failing to wash hands after contact with faeces from an infected animal or bird is the major cause of this type of infection, which enters the human digestive system when infected hands are used to eat food thus transferring the bacteria to the food and into the stomach.

On holiday it is often common to see birds flying in an out of dining areas and landing on tables and chairs trying to scavenge.

You are at risk of this infection simply by touching a surface, such as the back of a chair that has been contaminated by an infected bird.

Why Outbreaks of Campylobacter Happen on Holiday

Campylobacter food poisoning outbreaks occur at hotels abroad and often at all-inclusive resorts where meal arrangements are shared.

Food that is infected can contaminate other food which is then eaten and in a short space of time will cause those unlucky enough to have ingested the bacteria to experience illness.

Campylobacter enjoys room temperatures and is communicable – meaning an infected person, animal or bird can spread the infection easily.

Campylobacter is an infection found in almost every foreign country and some of the countries that our Holiday Illness Claims Solicitors have assisted holidaymakers to claim compensation following outbreaks of Campylobacter include:

Call for free advice if you have contracted Campylobacter whilst on holiday.

How Campylobacter Can be Prevented

Food handlers should wash fruit and vegetables
Anyone involved in food preparation must wash their hands after handling high risk foods such as raw chicken and fruit and vegetables
No food handler who is ill or sick should be permitted to work in kitchens
Poultry should be cooked to reach a minimum temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit
All meat should be properly defrosted and cooked through thoroughly and at the correct temperature
On holiday unpasteurised milk should be avoided
Cooked food and uncooked foods should be stored separately to reduce the risk of cross-contamination
If you are on holiday never take the risk of eating undercooked chicken that is pink, bloody or its texture is rubbery

Compensation Claims for Campylobacter Caught on Holiday

Simpson Millar are leading Holiday Illness Claims experts and take on Campylobacter food poisoning cases on a no win no fee basis meaning you receive every penny of the compensation award.

If you quote "Claim250" when you make a holiday illness enquiry and we agree to take on your case then you can look forward to receiving £250 within 7 days of your holiday illness claim starting.

It makes no difference where you became ill. Our Campylobacter specialist Solicitors can assist you no matter whether your illness was contracted in Egypt, the Dominican Republic, Spain or Mexico.

Have a look at Holiday Hotel Watch – our blog and also Hotel Watch – our special page dedicated to hotels we are monitoring for sickness outbreaks and illness affecting UK holidaymakers abroad on our sister website www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk.

Freephone: 0808 145 1353 or drop us a line using the form above

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Author: Nick Harris, Head of International Travel Law

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