Holiday Illness

More than 2 million British holidaymakers suffered a bout of food poisoning on holiday overseas. Many incidents were in package holiday hotels or on cruise ships and this resulted in more food poisoning compensation claims than ever being made against holiday companies.

Holiday companies have a responsibility to ensure that the food that is provided for consumers as part of a package holiday will not make them ill. They should carry out regular inspections of kitchens where food and drink is prepared to ensure they are clean, food is prepared, stored and served correctly and staff observe good standards of personal hygiene. If they fail to safeguard the health and safety of their customers then they may be held liable for any incidents of food poisoning on holiday as a result.

There are a number of things that you can do to prevent falling ill with food poisoning on holiday. These are:

If you are unfortunate enough to suffer food poisoning on holiday you should seek medical attention. As soon as you are able to you should report the incidence to the holiday representative at your hotel or on board your cruise ship. Photographic evidence of poor hygiene or food management is always helpful when making a claim for food poisoning on holiday but is not absolutely vital. Ask if anyone else on holiday has suffered a similar bout of illness.

As soon as you return home you should contact a specialist personal injury solicitor. Macks Solicitors have wide experience in handling holiday illness compensation claims including claims for food poisoning on holiday. A specialist solicitor at Macks will be happy to discuss making a food poisoning on holiday claim with you, giving you the benefit of their legal expertise free and without obligation.

If, despite taking all precautions, you had food poisoning on holiday you should call Macks Solicitors for free legal advice on making a claim. A specialist solicitor will listen to what you have to say and will give you advise based on experience of food poisoning on holiday claims.

The skilled solicitors at Macks have successfully recovered hundreds of thousands of pounds on behalf of clients who have had their holidays ruined by food poisoning on holiday. We act for clients on a No Win No Fee basis and guarantee clients have nothing to pay and they will keep 100% of the compensation they are awarded.

Holiday illness caused by viral outbreaks, such as norovirus, are a major problem on cruise ships and in hotels where there are large numbers of people inhabiting a relatively small area. The causes are contaminated food or water, contact with contaminated surfaces or objects and infected people and they are easily passed from person to person.

Legionnaires Disease is caused by exposure to legionella bacteria. Legionella grows in systems containing water which maintains a temperature high enough to encourage growth. Systems such as cooling towers, evaporative condensers, air conditioning systems, spa pools, and hot water systems are likely sources of contamination.

If you have suffered symptoms caused by a virus such as norovirus while on a cruise or on holiday in a hotel or apartments you can call Macks Solicitors for free legal advice on making a holiday compensation claim for your holiday illness.

Similarly, anyone who has been infected with Legionnaires disease may also have a case to claim for their holiday illness.

Macks Solicitors have experience of all types of holiday compensation claims such as food poisoning on holiday, norovirus and holiday accidents and will be happy to give you a free consultation with no obligation.

Macks skilled, specialist solicitors work hard to win the maximum compensation for clients and guarantee that they have nothing to pay and that they keep the full amount of compensation they are awarded.