Simon Lomax

Download Music Festival Rocked by Food Poisoning Outbreak

Following reports of a wide-scale outbreak of food poisoning at the Castle Donnington event last weekend, Irwin Mitchell's specialist...

21/06/24

Sarita Sharma

E.coli outbreak: As dozens fall ill public health lawyer explains what the bacteria is and issues key advice to reduce the risk of infection

A large number of people have contracted E.coli following an outbreak connected to a “nationally distributed food item”.  The UK Health...

07/06/24

Jatinder Paul

Lawyers issue carbon monoxide safety advice after Birmingham cricketers treated in hospital for CO poisoning

The BBC has reported that 10 cricketers were treated in hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning after inhaling fumes from a suspected...

21/03/24

Jatinder Paul

Public health lawyer issues E. coli advice following recent outbreak and product recall of Mrs Kirkham's cheese

A person has reportedly died in Scotland after contracting E. coli, a particularly serious bacterial infection commonly caused by...

04/01/24

Jennifer Hodgson

Trips to petting farms – Top tips to avoid falling ill

With the school holidays starting and as warmer weather hopefully sets in for the summer, it’s often a time for families to plan more...

25/07/22