The ignorant artichoke eater

摘要

Has the food world been turned upside down? This month legal guru Jonathan Kaplan gives us a taste of the more bizarre inoidents resulting in litigation. In the December 2010 edition of foodService I discussed tlie case of an employee who had sued hisemployer because he gained weight by having to taste the employer's products. I also discussed the possibility of a customer making a claim should the ingredients in a drink cause ill effects.In this edition I look at some fairly absurd litigation brought by customers who, on the face of it, seem to be chancing their arm. We all know that other than the requirement to obtain a Certificate of Registration as a food business (and consequently obtain a food handler's certificate), you don't need any particular qualifications to run a food business. Dealing with litigious customers is not necessarily something you might anticipate or, for that matter, learn at chef school.