It happens – a fault in the manufacturing process leads to plastic ending up in your coleslaw or in your cereal. Whilst it’s rare, there should be quality control procedures in place for firms who manufacture food products to notice incidents like this and ensure affected products never reach the market.
But not everything in life goes so swimmingly, and we take on and win cases for people who have been injured by plastic being found in food. So if you need some advice about this, read on.
I found a huge piece of plastic in a pot of coleslaw once. Thankfully I didn’t eat it. I was able to spot it since it was about 4 inches in length. But not all of us are so lucky, and sometimes the size of the plastic can be small enough to be concealed within the product itself.
We all know what happens when you bite down unknowingly on something that is too strong for your teeth. That lack of knowing means your bite doesn’t adjust and you end up biting down as hard as you normally do, and the result can be extremely painful. Teeth can be damaged or lost and the inside of the mouth can be lacerated.
If swallowed, the result can of course be even worse. For these reasons alone it is important to know your rights if you are the victim of plastic being in a food product causing injury.
Your rights for plastic objects in food compensation claims
You are entitled to claim for personal injury compensation which is made up of an amount for the pain and suffering alone and then an amount to cover your financial losses and expenses. With dental claims – an area of law we particularly specialise in – the costs are often huge. They can run in to the thousands of pounds, and it’s important to know that you are entitled to be put back in the position you would have been in had the injury not have occurred.
Sadly we can’t grow you new teeth (although maybe in the future someone can!) but we can make sure you receive dental care that is second to none. It doesn’t matter if it costs more. If it will help you to return to as much of a normal state as you were in before the incident then you can claim for it. Whilst a victim must mitigate their losses when claiming, which means keep them to a minimum, you are not expected to have to make disproportionate sacrifices in the name of saving costs.
What to do – IMPORTANT
Speak to our legal team before contacting anyone or taking the product and the plastic back to the store. It’s important that we prepare your case first to ensure the preservation of evidence that is valuable to your claim.
You can contact us for advice now 0800 634 7575.
Tesco and Sainsbury’s Branflakes Recall
A statement from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed that small pieces of plastic have been found in some boxes of branflakes sold by Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
The affected products which are a part of the recall are as follows:
A production fault has been confirmed as the source of the plastic, and anyone with an affected product is being asked to return it to their nearest store. If you have been injured then please contact us for help.
