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.
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
How to do the work….
As a Distance Learning Session it is your responsibility to plan your work and meet each session’s objectives. Help will be provided via CU-Online and e-mail when requested. A Chat room thread will be established and EACH student should participate in the discussions. These discussions can involve posing or answering questions with both students and staff providing information. I suggest you log on at least 2 or 3 times a week to follow progress of the chat and to contribute to it.
Session 1 – By end of week 1
Issues to be determined:-
Data collection, 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? Submit information for checking/ advice
Session 2 – By end of week 2
Issues to be determined:-
Identify Reason for contamination, How can these contaminants be identified?, How can they be isolated/ collected? Submit information for checking/ advice
Session 3 – By end of week 3
Issues to be determined:-
Analysis techniques to identify contaminants. Identify methods, equipment, sample collection and preparation, possible contamination, rogue results, standards, blanks. Submit information for checking/ advice
Session 4 – By end of week 4
Issues to be determined:-
Identify source of contamination, levels acceptable or not? who is responsible, preventative measures, future considerations. Submit information for checking/ advice
Session 5 – By end of week 5
Issues to be determined:-
Production of draft portfolio/ report for Judge Matthews
Session 6 – By end of week 6
Submission of Portfolio. Deadline date:- 24th March 2009
