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Turkey Holiday Illness Claims
Have you ever suffered a holiday illness?
Many holidaymakers travelling to Turkey have been ill on holiday. The usual cause of illness is food poisoning such as salmonella or other forms of gastroenteritis such as Shigella.
Solicitors may be able to help you on a no win, no fee basis to make a holiday claim for compensation if you have been sick whilst abroad. Being sick on holiday is not a joyful experience and will most likely ruin your holiday. You could be entitled to some holiday illness compensation and you should consider seeking legal advice from a specialist holiday illness claim solicitor.
Illness whilst on holiday claims thousands of holidaymakers each year many of whom do not seek legal advice on their return to the UK when they could be entitled to compensation for their ruined holiday.
FAQs, Turkey Food Poisoning
The number of people suffering with food poisoning in Turkey has been on the rise in recent years and as a consequence of this many people are pursuing claims against the Tour Operators.
Food poisoning is never a pleasant experience but it can be particularly distressing when it occurs on your annual holiday and it often leaves holidaymakers with large medical bills and several weeks or months of suffering.
a) What is the illness duration of food poisoning?
Food poisoning can last either three to four days or if more serious weeks to months.
Nutrition Claims: Reading Between The Lines
We often see claims such as “zero trans fat” and “reduced in calories” on the front of food packages highlighting a product’s nutrition features. They are a quick and easy way to get information about a food, but these eye-catching statements do not tell the whole story. For example, a food free of trans fat may still be high in Calories. Be sure to also read the Nutrition Facts table to determine what a claim is really telling you.
Furthermore, the word “light” on a food label can mean different things. This claim is used to describe a food as “reduced in fat” and “reduced in calories”, but not always. Sometimes the word “light” describes the taste, colour or texture of a food. Manufacturers must describe what is “light” about the food . Manufacturers can only use a nutrition claim if their product meets certain criteria.
Here are some other definitions for claims that may come in handy:
“Low” is always associated with a very small amount. “Low in fat” means the food contains no more than 3g (grams) of fat in the amount of food specified in the Nutrition Facts.
“Reduced in calories” means the food contains at least 25% less energy than the food to which it is compared.
