Posted July 25, 201014 yr http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100725/stadiumconcessions ESPN did a roundup type of article about stadium food vendors at the major professional venues. Apparently you shouldn't feel safe buying snacks at any venue in Florida, and Cincinnati is bringing down the state average for Ohio. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=5401646 Ohio Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland Browns Vendors with critical violations: 9% Inspection report excerpt: Inspectors found food spillage from raw hamburger and no sanitizing solution to clean the surface of the work station. Great American Ball Park Cincinnati Reds Vendors with critical violations: 40% Inspection report excerpt: Inspectors saw an employee scraping food debris from a spatula using the trash bin and then trying to continue using the same spatula without cleaning it. Nationwide Arena Columbus Blue Jackets Vendors with critical violations: 9% Inspection report excerpt: One of the stadium's critical violations was for employees' handling lemons, limes and oranges with their bare hands while placing them on beverage glasses. Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati Bengals Vendors with critical violations: 31% Inspection report excerpt: Inspectors found a few stands where hot dogs were being held at unsafe temperatures, among other violations. Progressive Field Cleveland Indians Vendors with critical violations: 6% Inspection report excerpt: Food-contact surfaces were dirty at one location that incurred a critical violation. Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Cavaliers Vendors with critical violations: 14% Inspection report excerpt: Inspectors found three critical violations at one location for coolers that weren't working, food that was improperly refrigerated or marked with an incorrect date, and an employee who touched food with bare hands.
July 26, 201014 yr Yikes! Comerica Park Detroit Tigers Vendors with critical violations: 51% Inspection report excerpt: When inspectors measured the temperature of some cod at a high-end stadium club, it was 68 degrees -- more than 25 degrees warmer than required; inspectors demanded it be discarded. Ford Field Detroit Lions Vendors with critical violations: 70% Inspection report excerpt: Inspectors cited one location 11 times in the past six years after seeing employees who didn't wash their hands. At another stand, they found an employee's half-eaten hamburger in a warming unit. Joe Louis Arena Detroit Red Wings Vendors with critical violations: 52% Inspection report excerpt: Poisonous or toxic materials were stored atop items used to serve customers, posing a potential risk of contamination. Inspectors also found roaches below a soda dispenser at one location. The Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit Pistons Vendors with critical violations: 31% Inspection report excerpt: Inspectors found food debris on a countertop slicer, which was a repeat critical violation for this stand.
July 26, 201014 yr OMG ... I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. They need to get this to the Enquirer.
July 26, 201014 yr ok the lemon, lime, orange thing is a bit much...have you ever seen a bartender wearing gloves.
July 27, 201014 yr They need to get this to the Enquirer. I'm sending an email now. This is disgusting! For some reason though I love hot dogs you get from the ballpark/stadium. I never make hot dogs but theirs taste exceptional. Never again though! lol
July 27, 201014 yr Eww Washington. Mice droppings and urine is the #1 cause of food poisoning. No, White Castle after a drunken binge is the leading cause of food poisoning!
July 27, 201014 yr My mom worked at Busch Stadium in St. Louis for a fundraiser one time, and she said never to eat hot dogs or nacho cheese for like the first two innings as the initial batches are all recycled from the day before.
July 27, 201014 yr This article was obviously written by somebody angry at the Reds domination of NL Central, so I'm dismissing it on all accounts and getting all you can eat seats the next trip I make to GABP.
July 27, 201014 yr This article was obviously written by somebody angry at the Reds domination of NL Central, so I'm dismissing it on all accounts and getting all you can eat seats the next trip I make to GABP. Ditto! haha, germs are good for you anyway. helps build up your body's defenses.
July 28, 201014 yr My mom worked at Busch Stadium in St. Louis for a fundraiser one time, and she said never to eat hot dogs or nacho cheese for like the first two innings as the initial batches are all recycled from the day before. Ewwwwwwww! This is why I have such hard time eating vendor food, except those BBQ Scorpians. ummmmm
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