Those with food allergies. Do you know how safe your food is? One of my coworkers has a shellfish allergy and can't eat in our cafeteria anymore due to cross contamination. The serving staff has no clue how to handle food safely. She went downstairs Friday to get mac and cheese and watched the person serving stir some shrimp jambalaya and then stick the spoon back in the mac and cheese. When the server asked her what she wanted she told her she had planned on the mac and cheese but now it was contaminated. The response, "oh, it only touched the corner of the pan". They also fry the shrimp in the same basket they fry everything else in.
Her son also has several severe food allergies and they usually bring his food when dining out. The manager at Outback assigns a chef to them and they clean off an area to prepare his food so he can actually order something there. She told me they have been kicked out of places before when they bring something he can actually eat.
-- Edited by Southern_Belle on Sunday 28th of August 2016 10:27:07 AM
Apparently nobody. They are probably just told to serve the food. I hardly ever eat down there anymore due to rude workers and crappy food for the price. They will kill someone before anyone does anything about it. Coworker has complained to the manager more than once. They just don't get it.
There only needs to be on food safe trained person IN THE BUILDING when food is cooked and served. I think that is ridiculous. It should be much more strict than that.
Not only was it cross contamination of allergens - it's a food safety violation and they could be cited by the board of health.
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What always got me was those with shellfish allergies coming into a seafood restaurant.
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I am betting the cafeteria is subcontracted and it's a bunch of people who work for Sysco. They aren't hospital employees and it's much more difficult for the hospital to do anything about their job performance. This is why it's dangerous and a liability to subcontract crap like this out. You lose control of quality. Often there are no onsite supervisors who can do anything about anything.
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I am betting the cafeteria is subcontracted and it's a bunch of people who work for Sysco. They aren't hospital employees and it's much more difficult for the hospital to do anything about their job performance. This is why it's dangerous and a liability to subcontract crap like this out. You lose control of quality. Often there are no onsite supervisors who can do anything about anything.
If they are contracted employees then the contract should stipulate the quality and specifics of keeping things within DoH regulations. I call laziness on management for not checking into this.
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And even if he contract does stipulate that...like any employment matter...proving it is a total b!tch. Until the health department cites them, it will be one person's word against another. That's not enough to get results.
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