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Federal health officials are trying to prevent injury from food poisoning and food contamination by finding the source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes. While they continue to search, the federal workers believe that they are getting very close to identifying the outbreak's source.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, the outbreak, which has sickened 167 people in 17 states since April, is not over even though it has been two weeks since the last confirmed case of a person falling ill. That’s because state and local health departments still are investigating possibly more recent infections.

As Orlando injury lawyers, we know it is often difficult for the FDA to protect consumers from contaminated foods and outbreaks. Despite the FDA’s warning system. people with food poisoning don't always go to the doctor, or have a stool sample analyzed. Indeed, when they do, getting laboratory test results can take two to three weeks. Then health officials must spot a pattern of illness.

The FDA has warned consumers against eating certain raw tomatoes: red plum, red Roma or round. Grape and cherry tomatoes or tomatoes still attached to the vine aren't linked to the illnesses. Also ruled safe are tomatoes from more than 30 states or countries, including part but not all of major producer Florida, where some counties have been cleared but not others. The FDA can rule out as suspects farms and distributors that weren't harvesting or selling when the outbreak began.

An injury lawsuit we recently came across claims that a patient fell off his doctor’s exam table because the staff failed to provide assistance. As Orlando medical malpractice lawyers, this unfortunate incident is a reminder that patient must look after their own interests. In today’s healthcare industry, busy medical practices are not immune from accidents.

Whether this lawsuit fairly seeks to hold the medical clinic responsible is yet to be seen. There are many important facts that have not yet been disclosed. While we have represented patients who were injured when medical or hospital staff failed to protect them from falls, some patients should be expected to step down from an examination table without much difficulty.

Among the relevant issues in these cases are the age of the patient, the general health and condition of the patient, the height of the table, as well as the length of time the patient was lying down before trying to move off the table. Certainly, patients should be able to expect a helping hand or proper supervision where needed.

In this medical malpractice case the patient claims significant orthopedic injury from his fall. Whether there was any fault on the part of the medical staff in this case, the patient went to his doctor for help with one condition and left with many more medical problems.