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Foreign Object in Food
Injured by a foreign object in restaurant food? Jimenez Legal recovers compensation for your injuries in Florida.
Foreign Object in Food Injuries in Florida
Biting down on glass, metal, plastic, bone, or other foreign material hidden in restaurant or packaged food can cause cracked and broken teeth, mouth and throat lacerations, choking, and internal injuries. Restaurants, food manufacturers, and grocers have a legal duty to serve food that is safe to eat, and when they fail, injured consumers can pursue compensation. Food-safety standards enforced by agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reinforce that responsibility.
These claims may rest on negligence, such as careless food preparation, or on product-liability and breach-of-warranty theories that treat unsafe food as a defective product. Liability can fall on the restaurant, the manufacturer, or a supplier depending on where the contamination entered the food chain. Damages commonly include dental and medical treatment, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Preserving the object, the food, and your receipt is critical to proving the claim.
This is part of our Personal Injury practice. Related claims include defective products and slip and fall injuries. Review our case results, learn about Attorney Edward G. Jimenez, or request a free consultation by calling (321) 465-3425.
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Common Injuries and Causes
Foreign objects in food, fragments of glass or metal, hard plastic, undisclosed bone, lead to dental fractures, cut gums and tongues, choking, and sometimes internal damage if swallowed. The contamination can occur at the restaurant through careless preparation, or upstream at a manufacturing or packaging facility. Pinpointing where it happened determines who is responsible and which legal theory, negligence or product liability, best fits the claim.
Preserve the Evidence
The single most important step is to keep the foreign object and the remaining food, ideally refrigerated or bagged, along with your receipt, menu, or packaging. Photograph the object and your injuries, and seek prompt dental or medical care that documents the cause. This evidence links your injury directly to the food and is far more persuasive than a description alone. We help preserve and present it effectively.
Who Is Liable
Depending on where the contamination entered the food, the restaurant, a food manufacturer, or a distributor may be responsible, and more than one party can share liability. These businesses typically carry insurance for exactly this kind of claim. We trace the source, identify every responsible party, and pursue your dental and medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Call Jimenez Legal at (321) 465-3425 or request a free consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, if a dangerous object in the food caused you injury, the restaurant may be liable.
Cracked teeth, mouth lacerations, choking, and internal injuries are common in these cases.
Preserve the object and food, keep your receipt, and document your injuries and treatment.
Yes, report it and keep a record, but consult an attorney before signing anything or accepting an offer.
Medical and dental bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering may be recoverable.
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