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Hoteliers want to put an end to the false food poisoning accusations

Since 2014, €7 million have had to be paid in Tenerife alone, as a result of the fraudulent cases made by British tourists on holiday, claiming that they suffered food poisoning after eating at the hotels.

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The tourists fake having diarrhoea so that they can claim compensation from a made-up situation. They make the claims from their country and all they need to process it is a receipt for antidiarrheal medicine. Although it is a scam on all levels of business, it is cheaper reach an agreement than to litigate in the United Kingdom.