GF got food poisoning from a McDonalds fish sandwich, lawsuit?

[hans007]

i ate some undercooked kfc rotissierie gold one day and im pretty sure it was what i got sick from, since my dad got sick too.

vomited and felt ok after a few hours. my cousin and brother worked at a different kfc, and well they said it was pretty good. i mean i have only gotten sick fromkfc once, i am still gonna eat there, their food is pretty good, and its cheap. granted my cousin told me they had rats and stuff before at their kfc and roaches. but all restaurants have them. eventualy (my aunt used to own a very good chinese restaurant, and it is a constant problem they say to get rid off roaches etc). anyhow,

my cousin told me a story once, where a guy saw that like some cup had been chewed on by a rat and they were throwing it out. so he asks my cousin, the chicken is still good right? and my cousin is like, yeah we killed the rat, chicken is good. and the guy is like... ok cool. and bought his chicken.

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: Turin39789
It's Mcdonalds, I think the challenge would be proving that any of their food is not poisoned

 

Waggy is the only one that has given solid advice in this thread. If all you?re interested in is out of pocket medical expenses and lost wages then sue in local small claims court. You have a 50/50 chance of collecting depending on the judges disposition. If you?re planning to collect mega dollars for pain and suffering over this ordeal then think again. Only big dollar settlements coming from food poisoning cases are due to lasting serious injury or illness caused by food poisoning.

 

[NeoPTLD]

How do the health department trace source of illness to spoiled food or poor employee hygiene practice?

They say these are relatively common causes.

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
most food poisoning takes a lot longer than 7 hours to kick in.

Wrong.

Campylobacteriosis - #1 bacterial food poisoning in the United States with 2 ~ 4 million cases annually. Caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Onset of symptoms: 2 ~ 5 days after ingestion

Botulism - caused by Clostridium botulinum.

Onset of symptoms: 18 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Salmonellosis - caused by Salmonella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 6 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Shigellosis - caused by Shigella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Pathogenic gastroenteritis - caused by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Listeriosis - Listeria monocytogenes

Onset of symptoms: 1 ~ 3 days after ingestion

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
most food poisoning takes a lot longer than 7 hours to kick in.

Wrong.

Campylobacteriosis - #1 bacterial food poisoning in the United States with 2 ~ 4 million cases annually. Caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Onset of symptoms: 2 ~ 5 days after ingestion

Botulism - caused by Clostridium botulinum.

Onset of symptoms: 18 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Salmonellosis - caused by Salmonella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 6 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Shigellosis - caused by Shigella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Pathogenic gastroenteritis - caused by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Listeriosis - Listeria monocytogenes

Onset of symptoms: 1 ~ 3 days after ingestion

Originally posted by: minendo
You can't prove that she got it from McDonald's. Food posioning has an onset time of anywhere from 15 minutes to several days.

 

[tcsenter]

Campylobacteriosis - #1 bacterial food poisoning in the United States with 2 ~ 4 million cases annually. Caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

And for what its worth, I was admitted to the hospital on Saturday morning and discharged Monday afternoon for abdominal pain and cramping, fever, muscle aches, dehydration and screaming diarrhea (grossly bloody) of the kind I never imagined possible. Symptoms began Thursday evening. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from my stool samples.

Apparently, that turkey I had Monday night was baaaaaad news. Nobody else became sick, however, which is not entirely unusual. Often, only a portion of the meat is contaminated...and I was the lucky one this time.

I think I would rather be mauled to death by a horde of yappy Chihuahuas than go through that again. What made it even better was having a crazy room-mate who was hallucinating all the time. He kept talking to people who just weren't there. Well....at least he wasn't lonely. lol!

My innards are still rolling and I'm on a liquid diet until my diarrhea and cramps go away, which will probably last a few more days. Broth, soup, and other nutritional slurry - yummy. Atkins ain't got nothing on the Campylobacter Rapid Weight Loss Plan. I lost 14lbs in six days.

Wouldn't recommend it, though.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
most food poisoning takes a lot longer than 7 hours to kick in.

Wrong.

Campylobacteriosis - #1 bacterial food poisoning in the United States with 2 ~ 4 million cases annually. Caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Onset of symptoms: 2 ~ 5 days after ingestion

Botulism - caused by Clostridium botulinum.

Onset of symptoms: 18 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Salmonellosis - caused by Salmonella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 6 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Shigellosis - caused by Shigella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Pathogenic gastroenteritis - caused by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Listeriosis - Listeria monocytogenes

Onset of symptoms: 1 ~ 3 days after ingestion

How about you list the ones that you seemed to have left out?

 

[Bulldozer]

She hasn't even been to a doctor and you're already ready to sue???

I had many symptoms for food poisoning once...I went to the emergency room; it was an allergic reaction. I'm 99% sure it was from the meal I had at Boston Market. I had eaten that same meal from the same location atleast 20 times in the past.

 

[cerebusPu]

unless lots of people get sick from food at that store, you have no case.

the taco bell at school has caused numerous stomache problems. its almost common knowledge that you'll get sick 50% of the time eating from the taco bell at school.

 

[tcsenter]

How about you list the ones that you seemed to have left out?

Them are all the biggies, responsible for the vast majority of food-borne illness (minus Hepatitis A, which has an incubation period of 10 days to one month). By comparison, Staph and shell fish poisoning, which can produce symptoms within minutes, are far less frequent.

I listed Botulism and Listeriosis even though they are rare because both can be very deadly.

One poster stated 'most forms of food poisoning take longer than 7 hours for symptoms to manifest' and he was essentially correct.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
most food poisoning takes a lot longer than 7 hours to kick in.

Wrong.

Campylobacteriosis - #1 bacterial food poisoning in the United States with 2 ~ 4 million cases annually. Caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Onset of symptoms: 2 ~ 5 days after ingestion

Botulism - caused by Clostridium botulinum.

Onset of symptoms: 18 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Salmonellosis - caused by Salmonella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 6 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Shigellosis - caused by Shigella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Pathogenic gastroenteritis - caused by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Listeriosis - Listeria monocytogenes

Onset of symptoms: 1 ~ 3 days after ingestion

Told you!

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
most food poisoning takes a lot longer than 7 hours to kick in.

Wrong.

Campylobacteriosis - #1 bacterial food poisoning in the United States with 2 ~ 4 million cases annually. Caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Onset of symptoms: 2 ~ 5 days after ingestion

Botulism - caused by Clostridium botulinum.

Onset of symptoms: 18 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Salmonellosis - caused by Salmonella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 6 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Shigellosis - caused by Shigella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Pathogenic gastroenteritis - caused by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Listeriosis - Listeria monocytogenes

Onset of symptoms: 1 ~ 3 days after ingestion

Told you!

Told me what? Stuff I already know. I'd like to see either him or you post a more compiled list of all possible causative agents in foodborne illness.

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
most food poisoning takes a lot longer than 7 hours to kick in.

Wrong.

Campylobacteriosis - #1 bacterial food poisoning in the United States with 2 ~ 4 million cases annually. Caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Onset of symptoms: 2 ~ 5 days after ingestion

Botulism - caused by Clostridium botulinum.

Onset of symptoms: 18 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Salmonellosis - caused by Salmonella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 6 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Shigellosis - caused by Shigella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Pathogenic gastroenteritis - caused by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Listeriosis - Listeria monocytogenes

Onset of symptoms: 1 ~ 3 days after ingestion

Told you!

Told me what? Stuff I already know. I'd like to see either him or you post a more compiled list of all possible causative agents in foodborne illness.

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
She has been puking her guts out and drinking nothing but water for 2 days now...

We got some meds and shes sleeping now.

She has every symptom on the list for food poisoning, and she ate a mcdonalds fish sandwich roughly 7 hours from becoming ill. I had food from another place because i despise McDonalds.

Long story short... This McDonalds sucks, bad. They have unusually low health scores on their inspections, they hire mentally handicapped people from the barber center and have them cooking food (is that even legal?). My uncle is mentally handicapped and lives with me, so please dont tell me im being heartless or whatever.

Moving on: Can we sue for the price of her treatment? Furthermore, can we sue them for a lot more based on the seriousness of food poisoning (you can be hospitalized if you get dehydrated enough).

I should sue the Mexican restaurants for giving me food poisoning when I was in Mexico. Heck, I should sue the Mexican government & cities for licensing the health hazard restaurants. Or, better yet I should sue the US government for harbouring greedy sues happy citizens.

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
most food poisoning takes a lot longer than 7 hours to kick in.

Wrong.

Campylobacteriosis - #1 bacterial food poisoning in the United States with 2 ~ 4 million cases annually. Caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Onset of symptoms: 2 ~ 5 days after ingestion

Botulism - caused by Clostridium botulinum.

Onset of symptoms: 18 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Salmonellosis - caused by Salmonella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 6 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Shigellosis - caused by Shigella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Pathogenic gastroenteritis - caused by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Listeriosis - Listeria monocytogenes

Onset of symptoms: 1 ~ 3 days after ingestion

Told you!

Told me what? Stuff I already know. I'd like to see either him or you post a more compiled list of all possible causative agents in foodborne illness.

you forgot staph, another very common cause. usually <6 hours to presentation. assuming her food poisoning was actually from the sandwich, the most likely cause is the tartar sauce, for which staph is the most likely culprit.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
most food poisoning takes a lot longer than 7 hours to kick in.

Wrong.

Campylobacteriosis - #1 bacterial food poisoning in the United States with 2 ~ 4 million cases annually. Caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Onset of symptoms: 2 ~ 5 days after ingestion

Botulism - caused by Clostridium botulinum.

Onset of symptoms: 18 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Salmonellosis - caused by Salmonella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 6 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Shigellosis - caused by Shigella spp.

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 48 hours after ingestion

Pathogenic gastroenteritis - caused by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Onset of symptoms: 12 ~ 72 hours after ingestion

Listeriosis - Listeria monocytogenes

Onset of symptoms: 1 ~ 3 days after ingestion

Told you!

Told me what? Stuff I already know. I'd like to see either him or you post a more compiled list of all possible causative agents in foodborne illness.

you forgot staph, another very common cause. usually <6 hours to presentation. assuming her food poisoning was actually from the sandwich, the most likely cause is the tartar sauce, for which staph is the most likely culprit.

Could have also been Bacillus cereus.

 

[tcsenter]

you forgot staph, another very common cause. usually <6 hours to presentation.

Nope, didn't forget it...

By comparison, Staph and shell fish poisoning, which can produce symptoms within minutes, are far less frequent.

All food-borne illnesses whose symptoms manifest within minutes to a few hours of ingestion are caused by ingesting toxins that have accumulated in the contaminated food - not ingestion of the organism itself.

These are limited to Staphylococcus aureus and dinoflagellates (shell fish). Of the two, S. aureus poisoning is fairly common, the other is very uncommon.

So out of the roughly 20 different illnesses or etiologies commonly included in the category of "food poisoning", we have fewer than a half-dozen known to produce acute symptoms in less than a couple hours following ingestion, and out of those, only one is fairly common - staph poisoning. The rest are uncommon if not rare.

Minendo just seems to prefer digging himself into a deeper hole rather than admit he was wrong. That's ok by me.