Insurance and foodborne illness outbreaks

When a foodborne illness outbreak occurs, having insurance, and enough insurance, can be the difference between a company surviving or not.


Many firms carry liability insurance, which helps to cover claims in the event of a foodborne illness case. In some cases, such as with the cantaloupe outbreak, Jensen Farms had an insufficient amount of insurance to cover the deaths resulting from Listeria infection.

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