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When you eat food, at a restaurant, a convenience store, or in the comfort of your home, you expect the food to be clean and free of all harmful contaminants. You place your trust in the producers, handlers, transporters, and sellers of all the food you eat. You trust that each person involved in the process of bringing food to the people of Western Pennsylvania has done his or her job carefully and safely, so that when this food reaches your table it will be safe for you and your family to enjoy. Unfortunately, sometimes this trust is misplaced. Sometimes the people involved in growing and bringing food to us are careless in the handling of that food, and dangerous contamination occurs.

The globalization of the food production industry has dramatically increased the incidents and danger of food contamination. In the United States, around 76 million cases of foodbourne illness occur each year, resulting in 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. In the last couple of years, we have witnessed multiple major food poisoning outbreaks, including the 2008 country-wide salsa-related salmonella outbreak; the 2007 Peter Pan peanut butter salmonella outbreak; and the 2006 nationwide bagged spinach E. coli outbreak that claimed 3 lives. In Western Pennsylvania, we have seen several significant food poisoning outbreaks in recent years. The Chi-Chi's Hepatitis A outbreak of 2003, and the Sheetz salmonella outbreak of 2004 come immediately to mind. The lawyers at Berger & Lagnese successfully represented multiple victims of each of these outbreaks.

It is often difficult, if not impossible, for the individual victim of food poisoning to know who is to blame for their food poisoning. Maybe it is the grower in California or Mexico. Maybe it is the freight company that transports the food to Western Pennsylvania. Maybe the retailer who handles the food in the grocery store, restaurant, or convenience store. At Berger & Lagnese we pride outselves in aggressively pursuing the claims of our client-victims of food contamination and in finding out exactly how their food was contaminated and who is responsible.

If you think that you or a family member has been the victim of food poisoning, you should do three things. First, get medical help as soon as you can. The sooner that medical treatment is started the better the chances of full and prompt recovery. The second thing you should do is carefully put together a list of the food items you have eaten recently. The incubation period of some of the most common foodbourne contaminants can be as long as three weeks, so you may need to reconstruct your eating history over the last three weeks. You should also save all receipts associated with the purchase of your food. The third thing you should do if you suspect that you have been the victim of food poisoning is call a law firm with experience and a track record of success handling cases of food contamination here in Western Pennsylvania. Berger & Lagnese has led the way helping Western Pennsylvanians who have been the victim of food poisoning. Let our experience and track record of success work for you, to find out who is to blame for your food poisoning and to aggressively pursue your right to full compensation for your physical injuries, mental anguish, medical bills, and lost income.

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Contact the lawyers at Berger & Lagnese today about your food poisoning case.

Library for Food Poisoning:

Salmonella Food Poisoning -- What Every Consumer Should Know
Description: Berger & Lagnese is your premier law firm in Pittsburgh and all of Western Pennsylvania for food poisoning cases. If you were the victim of food poisoning call Berger & Lagnese at 412-471-4300 or 800-350-6161 immediately for a free consultation. Let the lawyers at Berger & Lagnese help you with your food poisoning case.
Salmonella Saintpaul Food Poisoning Outbreak of 2008 -- Timeline of What We Know So Far
Description: Berger & Lagnese is your premier law firm in Pittsburgh and all of Western Pennsylvania for food poisoning cases. If you were the victim of food poisoning call Berger & Lagnese at 412-471-4300 or 800-350-6161 immediately for a free consultation. Let the lawyers at Berger & Lagnese help you with your food poisoning case.