Food contamination in Maryland or anywhere else is extremely dangerous and commonly seen. Whether you eat at a restaurant, in the school or hospital cafeteria or cook your own food with food items bought from a grocery shop, you are at risk of getting food poisoning. Food poisoning can have severe consequences, but it can also be avoided easily by a restaurant owner or a grocery shop owner. They just need to be careful, practice good hygiene and mind the expiration dates for food items. This is why it is infuriating when somebody is negligent, and you end up suffering from it. If you believe you have been the victim of food poisoning, you need to contact a personal injury lawyer from Maryland that will help you receive compensation for what you have suffered.

Food Contamination Claims In MD

The most common food contamination claims in MD are related to:

• Viruses & bacteria - when you ingest food that has been contaminated with E. coli or salmonella, for example.
• Organic toxins when the food you eat is expired or has been exposed to animal waste and animals.
• Toxic substances when certain substances that are harmful to the human body (such as mercury or toxic dyes from the packaging) have leaked into the food you ate.
• Foreign objects - when you ingest foreign objects that have, accidentally, leaked into your food (such as glass shards)

Proving Food Contamination

Any Annapolis injury lawyer will tell you that proving food contamination is a complex process. But once you manage to do it, you may receive compensation for the medical bills, hospital costs, lost and future income, as well as emotional distress. There are three assertions that you need to prove in a food contamination lawsuit:

• That you were harmed by the food contamination
• That the contaminated food that harmed you came from the defendant
• That the defendant was responsible and liable for that food

Annapolis Injury Attorney

If you believe you have been the victim of food contamination, you need to an Annapolis injury lawyer right away. If you do not attempt to bring the culprit to justice, they may end up hurting more people with contaminated food. To avoid this and also get justice for what you have suffered reach out to a specialized lawyer and ask for their help. You can call the best personal injury lawyer from Maryland at (443) 569-3950 or send an email at chris@annapolisaccidentattorney.com. Reach out to us, and we will help you with a free initial evaluation of your case.