Pilot inflight food poisoning

[Quickstatus]

Report: Primera B738 near Billund on Nov 18th 2016, inflight meal incapacitates first officer

A bit more substantial than recent airline fume incident?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Now if a passenger was to complain of immediate on-set food poisoning, and be the only person to suffer from it, I don't have to think too long whether the airline would accept responsibility or not.

 

[Quickstatus]

unusual for food poisoning cases to manifest so quickly.
some commentary were suggesting (unfairly perhaps) pregnancy though I think that was discounted quickly.
Even when 25 pax was sick with gastro (Qantas flight from SCL some years back) the airline would still deny liability

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-01/qantas-pasengers-get-gastro-on-flight-from-chile/4859750

 

[OZDUCK]

Am I juvenile for instantly thinking of Captain Oveur and co-pilot Murdock?

 

[jb747]

And here was I thinking that it must have been wonderfully peaceful in the coughpit.

 

[Quickstatus]

A Wonderfully Quiet room can only mean something is going on behind your back

 

[clazman]

So with the flight crew having different meals, does this concept extend to the drinks as well?

 

[jb747]

So with the flight crew having different meals, does this concept extend to the drinks as well?

I think that's why you should always order something alcoholic. Kills the germs...

 

[Boca68]

Having worked as a chef and as a hospitality professional for about 15 years. (My younger days).

One thing I learnt in hygiene and food safety, was even the most virulent form of food poisoning takes 2 to 4 hours to present symptoms. Its extremely ...no, its impossible the food she consumed on board caused the vomiting.

And actually , some of the worst types of food poisoning can take 3 to 4 days for any sign of illness.

 

[jb747]

Having worked as a chef and as a hospitality professional for about 15 years. (My younger days).

One thing I learnt in hygiene and food safety, was even the most virulent form of food poisoning takes 2 to 4 hours to present symptoms. Its extremely ...no, its impossible the food she consumed on board caused the vomiting.

And actually , some of the worst types of food poisoning can take 3 to 4 days for any sign of illness.

That fits in with what I've been told a number of times over the years. It's the meal you had in the hotel, not the one on the aircraft, that causes the problems.

 

[Boca68]

That fits in with what I've been told a number of times over the years. It's the meal you had in the hotel, not the one on the aircraft, that causes the problems.

That is it!

So often I hear people complain of food poisoning, and only think of the last meal they had.

Most of the time, guesstimate... 75%, its the meal you had previously.

 

[bosox76]

Having worked as a chef and as a hospitality professional for about 15 years. (My younger days).

One thing I learnt in hygiene and food safety, was even the most virulent form of food poisoning takes 2 to 4 hours to present symptoms. Its extremely ...no, its impossible the food she consumed on board caused the vomiting.

And actually , some of the worst types of food poisoning can take 3 to 4 days for any sign of illness.

Unless it was a preformed toxin. Which although less likely is certainly not impossible. Particularly with chicken or seafood.