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poisoned by A supermarket

13 replies

bronteE · 09/07/2008 12:59

What do you think of this. Bad day at work, turned into gastric nightmare. After dh and I both had a bad day, I volunteered to go down to the local supermarket and get us some nice fresh pasta for tea. OH Well, I thought, I'll get something really expensive, and cheer myself up, lifted three boxes of this expensive filled pasta, took it home, etc, etc. 2am, both crippled with food poisoning, I haven't had any sleep. Went downstairs and fished the boxes out of the bin. SELL BY 26th JUNE 2008, USE BY 28th JUNE 2008....What can I do to the gits? Please help me plot my revenge.

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edam · 09/07/2008 13:00

Complain to the supermarket and contact your council's environmental health department. Keep the box (and, if you bear it, get what the docs call a stool sample).

ZoeC · 09/07/2008 13:01

Honestly, you should probably try go get a stool sample and report it to the health and safety people. Or ring and ask what they'd need, I just have a feeling a sample would allow them to 'prove' what you had caught iyswim.

Definately notify the supermarket, possibly advising them that you feel duty-bound to report them to H&S.

Keep the boxes, and the receipt if you still have it.

Hope you get better soon.

ZoeC · 09/07/2008 13:02

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TheBlonde · 09/07/2008 13:07

do not give the boxes back to the supermarket, as edam says complain to enviro health

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bronteE · 09/07/2008 13:13

IS environmental health a department at my local council? Stool sample...oh boy, I think I'm going to have to sue for loss of dignity...How do you sue, anyway? I'm so mad...

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madamez · 09/07/2008 13:15

Yes, report them to local council. SOmeone I worked with about 15 years ago got poisoned by supermarket sausages - ended up in hospital on drips and stuff - and her GP called Environmental Health and the supermarket (it was one of the posher ones by the way, not Costcutter or Netto) got a big fine.

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bronteE · 09/07/2008 13:25

Just phoned them. They're on their way out to pick up the packaging, receipt and leftovers. Hope they send me a HUGE bunch of FLOWERS.

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TheBlonde · 09/07/2008 13:35

the council or the supermarket?

LIZS · 09/07/2008 13:40

Keep some for Environmental Health to test and copy packaging if you can.

poshtottie · 09/07/2008 13:50

this happened to me last week. Knew it was the dip that I ate. I took it back to waitrose or course they weren't going to admit it but they did send me a nice letter and £20 in vouchers. Better than nothing I soppose.

I would tell the supermarket that you have contacted enviromental health.

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bronteE · 09/07/2008 13:55

Enviro health - should I tell the supermarket? I was kind of relishing the picture of men in suits running in with latex gloves and stuff...

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TheBlonde · 09/07/2008 14:06

let them tell the supermarket
they should be able to advise you when they come round

CantSleepWontSleep · 09/07/2008 14:19

You do have my sympathy, but do people not check dates on food themselves when they buy it any more? I always do.

There used to a be an automatic fine of £5k for every out of date item found on a supermarket shelf, but I'm not sure if that has changed in recent years, or what recompense (if any) there would be for the fact that it made you ill.

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