Posted: April 15th, 2015

What effect does this have on the people involved? Are the contaminants able to elicit the responses reported? Has this sort of thing happened before?

Food case study

Order Description

Issues to be determined:-
Possible sources of contamination, What effect does this have on the people involved? Are the contaminants able to elicit the responses reported? Has this sort of thing happened before?
Identify Reason for contamination, How can these contaminants be identified? How can they be isolated/ collected?
Analysis techniques to identify contaminants. Identify methods, equipment, sample collection and preparation, possible contamination, rogue results, standards, blanks.
Identify source of contamination, levels acceptable or not? who is responsible, preventative measures, future considerations.
Final verdict to be determined is:-
Are the plantives able to claim compensation from any of the companies involved? and identify who they are able to claim from and why?

FOOD CASE STUDY

A case has been brought to the Independent Tribunal for Judge Mathews to determine if plaintives have a case against MYfestival.com event planners for the deliberate endangerment of the public due to inadequate preparation and storage of food used at the V8 festival in Coventry August 2008.
At the festival 5 people had immediate wheezing, breathing and respiratory difficulties after having lunch at the site market place on the 11gth August at midday. These victims all had severe problems within 5 minutes of ingestion of their food stuff and had to be hospitalised in 3 cases.
A further 250 people were struck ill within 1 to 5 hrs of eating at several venues on the site.
A further 30 people were ill within 1 to 2 days after the festival.
In addition a further 5 claim illness within 3 months of the festival.

Issues to be determined:-
Possible sources of contamination, What effect does this have on the people involved? Are the contaminants able to elicit the responses reported? Has this sort of thing happened before?
Identify Reason for contamination, How can these contaminants be identified? How can they be isolated/ collected?
Analysis techniques to identify contaminants. Identify methods, equipment, sample collection and preparation, possible contamination, rogue results, standards, blanks.
Identify source of contamination, levels acceptable or not? who is responsible, preventative measures, future considerations.
Final verdict to be determined is:-
Are the plantives able to claim compensation from any of the companies involved? and identify who they are able to claim from and why?

Companies at the Market Place site
Pasta to go
Wok-U-Like
Saidan Curries
Natural Life
Jackets Choice
Alternative Ethnic
Caffeine Central
Juice Booth

Market Place site
Menus

Pasta to go
Ethos – high quality Italian food.
Serves pasta dishes, pizzas, calzones and risottos. Often tomato or cream/cheese based food.

Wok-U-Like
Ethos – fast tasty Chinese food
Serves wok fried or deep fried food. Stir fries, pancake rolls, some vegetarian dishes. Chicken dishes popular. Boiled and fried rice

Saidan Curries
Ethos – traditional Indian food
Serves curries, tandoories, korma and marsala dishes, lots of vegetarian food and lamb is popular as are Naan breads

Natural Life
Ethos – Locally supplied food
Serves Burgers, Sausages, Falafel alongside salads and coleslaw as side dishes

Jackets Choice
Ethos – healthy option
Variety of Jacket potatoes with their toppings

Alternative Ethnic
Ethos – good quality vegetarian food
Serves Lebanese, Nepalese, Thai and Malaysian food

Caffeine Central
Ethos – quality coffees and teas sources from around the world

Juice Booth
Ethos – fresh juice prepared on the spot
Customers choose a number of different fruit which are juiced on the spot to form smoothies, juices, yogurt based and ice-cream based drinks

Vendors Market Place site

Companies at the Market Place site
Pasta to go
Wok-U-Like
Saidan Curries
Natural Life
Jackets Choice
Alternative Ethnic
Caffeine Central
Juice Booth

Additional information
Ready Steady Foods supply vegetables to:- Saidan curries, Alternative ethnic and Juice Booth
Meat R Us – supply to Saidan Curries, Natural Life, Wok U Like
Locally sources salads are provided to Natural Life, Pasta to Go
Ready Steady Foods also supply sauces, mayonnaise and chutneys to most of the food booths

The Market site is located near to the WC utilities on the East of the festival site and near to the River Sowe.
The weather had been sunny but overnight there was a severe downpour with 30 cm of rain falling on the site resulting in flooding of the river near the WC facilities.