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A Poisonous Business

The toxic mix of food poisoning and economics.

Food poisoning meets economics in this episode of the Food Chain. And it's a toxic mix.

We'll explore how an outbreak can bring down a company, badly damage an industry and shine a light on social and economic inequalities and our globalising food system. Emily Thomas talks to a top food poisoning lawyer in the US, who has won more than $600 million for clients in foodborne-illness cases. And a former banker explains why a dodgy sandwich inspired him to quit his day job for the cause. Plus, how do you prove where you got food poisoning from and what can you do to avoid it?

(Picture: Skull and coins, Credit: Getty Images)

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27 minutes

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Sun 1 Apr 201807:32GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet

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  • Thu 29 Mar 201802:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East, UK DAB/Freeview & West and Central Africa only
  • Thu 29 Mar 201803:32GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Thu 29 Mar 201804:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia
  • Thu 29 Mar 201810:32GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet & West and Central Africa
  • Thu 29 Mar 201821:32GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Sun 1 Apr 201807:32GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet

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