If my business sells prepackaged food and someone becomes ill can I be held liable?
Full Question:
I run a small business at home and am in the process of forming an LLC. We resell prepackaged food items, distributed by a national foodservice company. We do not handle the food in any way. If someone were to become ill on items purchased from me, could I be held liable, even though we did not handle the food?
04/19/2007 |
Category: Misc |
State: Texas |
#3205
Answer:
Even if HACCP is not yet mandatory, having a HACCP plan helps to defeat negligence and breach of implied warranty claims in a products liability lawsuit. A HACCP plan will provide records showing that food was handled safely and provide evidence that the manufacturer, distributor or seller took reasonable care of the food and was not negligent.