Double cream product recall – low levels of food poisoning found

According to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), hundreds of double cream products are being recalled due to low levels of Listeria monocytogenes being found in a number of pots. Those recalling products are so far confirmed to be Muller Wiseman Dairies, Iceland, Sainsbury’s and Aldi.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause food poisoning especially in vulnerable groups like pregnant women, unborn and newborn babies, the elderly, and anyone with reduced levels of immunity.
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Sawmill workers compensation rights explained

Sawmills are of course very dangerous places, and health and safety is of paramount importance to ensure that employees are not injured during the course of their employment. But sawmills and firms in related industries are often accident hot spots, and we are constantly investigating cases where workers have been injured.

The most common one for sawmills is injuries to the hands and fingers in the saw machines themselves. It often involves new and trainee staff. Read on for an insight and advice for making a claim if you have been injured when working in a saw mill.
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Injured by accessing an unsecured building site

Building sites are, of course, extremely dangerous. I know it’s a bit of an obvious statement but it is extremely relevant when discussing accidents on building sites. Those in control of building sites have many duties to protect their workers and also visitors on site, and they must also prevent access from the public and secure sites safely.

If anyone was to stray on to a building site then they could be at serious risk of injury, and the victim may have the right to make a claim for personal injury compensation.
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Fall from unsecured ladder on a vehicle claim

The Work at Height Regulations put an important duty on your employer to make sure that you are not at risk from a fall during the course of employment. When it comes to falls from unsecured ladders on vehicles, the risks can be grave. We’re talking tankers and wagons here where the falls can be from excessive heights that can lead to life threatening injuries.

So what are your rights if you have fallen from an unsecured ladder at work? What should you employer have done to have prevented this?
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Supermarket roll cage injury – your rights explained!

We’ve helped a lot of people claim for work accident compensation after they’ve been injured by a supermarket roll cage. There are a lot of ways in which supermarket roll cages can cause injury to you, and your rights are enshrined in law when it comes to being eligible to claim.

We, as expert injury lawyers, are here to explain those rights to you and here to fight for your claim when you need us. As a firm of specialist work injury lawyers your claim is in very safe hands with us.
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Tesco ‘Free From 5 Belgium Chocolate Wafers’ recalled following reports of possible salmonella

I’m sure it doesn’t take an injury lawyer to tell you just how dangerous salmonella can be. It makes these kinds of food product recalls all the more serious in nature.

The Food Standards Agencyhas issued a product recall warning citing that customers who have purchased Tesco ‘Free From 5 Belgium Chocolate Wafers’ to return them following possible signs of salmonella.
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Help with medical compensation claims

Being the victim of medical negligence can be a scary experience and finding the right lawyers to help fight for any deserved medical compensation on your behalf can be equally as frightening.

That’s why The Injury Lawyers are here to help you as medical compensation claims specialists. It can be detrimental to your claim to just go with any old lawyer, or go through a claims management company or advice service who may just refer your case to anyone. You need a proper service with the right experience to help you.

If you’re worried, read on for a little advice.
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£10K payout for worker injured by dangerous drill

Our client instructed The Injury Lawyers after he dislocated two fingers when his overalls were caught in the mechanism of a magnetic drill he was using at work. There were no guards on the drill and no emergency stop functions meaning that the drill couldn’t be turned off in time to prevent the injury.

We felt this was a clear breach of several workplace health and safety regulations and we were happy to fight his case on a no win, no fee basis. We had a fight on our hands since the insurers tried to dispute liability.
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Speak to a medical misdiagnosis lawyer today

Medical misdiagnoses can be a very serious problem indeed. Misdiagnosis is one of the most common causes of medical negligence claims, and it can stem from being incorrectly diagnosed – leading to delayed or incorrect treatment – or by not being diagnosed quickly enough, or at all.

Medical professionals ought to know the signs and symptoms to be able to provide you with an accurate diagnosis. But if they don’t, you need to speak with a misdiagnosis lawyer as soon as possible.

Here’s a little advice about misdiagnosis claims to aid you in the meantime.
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Medical accident lawyers – Here to help!

Medical accidents are unfortunate, but they do happen. Whilst we should be grateful for the hard working NHS system we have here in the UK, when medical accidents do happen, victims need to know their rights.

The NHS has provisions in place to compensate victims of medical accidents, so if you have suffered wrongfully, you have the right to make a compensation claim for medical negligence.

At The Injury Lawyers we are here to help you – which is why we’ve written this quick Q+A guide for those of you seeking advice.
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