food poisoning
Michelin-starred Valencia restaurant closed amid fears diner died from poisonous mushroom
Health inspectors are investigating a Michelin-starred restaurant in Valencia after a woman died and 28 others were taken ill hours after ordering a tasting menu.
New crackdown on British holidaymakers who fake food poisoning
The British government has announced new measures to clamp down on fake holiday sickness claims by Brits that has blighted the travel industry in Spain.
Spain identifies 800 Britons suspected of making fake sickness claims
Spanish police said Friday they had identified around 800 British tourists suspected of having made fake food poisoning claims after going on holiday in the Balearic Islands to try to win compensation.
British insurance firm stripped of licence over fake holiday sickness claims
A British company that encouraged holidaymakers to submit bogus insurance claims has had its licence taken away and been forced out of operation in a clampdown against a practice that is blighting tourism in Spain.
Spain's hotels fight back against fake food poisoning claims from Brits
Spanish hotels are turning to private detectives and the courts to repel a surge in fake food poisoning claims by British holidaymakers that has already cost them millions of euros.
UK government announces crackdown on bogus holiday sickness claims
The British government has announced plans to crackdown on bogus sickness claims that have recently blighted the tourist industry in Spain.
Spain's hotels clamp down on holidaymakers' bogus food poisoning claims
Spanish hoteliers have launched measures to protect themselves against fraudulent food poisoning claims that cost the industry more than €60 million last year alone.
At least 2,000 catch stomach bug from bottled water
More than 2,000 people have been affected by an outbreak of gastroenteritis after drinking contaminated bottled water in the region of Catalonia.
One dead and dozens ill after falling foul of dodgy tortilla
At least 66 people have fallen ill and one person has died from suspected salmonella poisoning at a bar in the coastal city of Cádiz.