Still want that stadium dog and a beer?

[LegacyGTBiggie]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/Vendors-at-professional-sports-venues-are-dirtie?urn=top-258254

 

If hefty price tags, long lines and marginal quality hadn't convinced you to avoid eating concessions at professional sporting events, an ESPN report might do the job.

The network recently compiled a list of 2009 health-inspection reports from every major professional sports venue (MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA) in North America and the results were startling.

Health inspectors found rodent droppings, improper hand-washing, bacterial growth, poor refrigeration, expired meat and the presence of toxic material — and those were just the “critical violations.” More than half of the vendors were cited for such violations at one-third of the venues. And at two stadiums, Tropicana Field in Tampa and the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., inspectors cited all of the vendors for critical violations.

Some of the lowlights from the report, courtesy of ESPN:

Verizon Center (Washington D.C.) — Mice droppings, a critical violation in Washington, were found at at least 10 vendors.

Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati) — 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.

St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa) — At one location with five critical violations, an inspector saw an employee handle dirty dishes and then put away clean dishes without washing his/her hands or changing gloves. The same location lacked soap at a hand sink.

Staples Center (Los Angeles) — One stand dumped 9.5 pounds of sushi after inspectors found that it had become too warm.

One could argue that if you're ordering sushi at a basketball game, you're playing with fire, but it’s reasonable for fans to expect that whatever food they're ordering at a game is safe and properly handled.

[America's best baseball stadiums]

It should be noted that each state has different inspection requirements, so an 84 percent violation rate at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa doesn't necessarily mean that the vendors there are six times as dirty as ones at Candlestick Park (13 percent). Florida had the worst overall violation rate, but that’s likely a result of tougher inspection criteria rather than a systemic statewide penchant for improperly washed sinks.

Chicago stadiums had the lowest percentage of vendors with critical violations; that could be because city inspectors make their visits when the stadiums are empty and no employee is handling or serving food. (Gotta lova that Chicago political machine.) Canada also had low violation rates for each venue.

Gillette Stadium (New England Patriots) and Nassau Coliseum (New York Islanders) fared the best; no vendor at either stadium was cited for a critical violation.

[Gire]

Gross.

 

 

But anyone who thinks 10 dollar cups of beer and 8 dollar hot dogs are a good thing maybe deserves to chow down on rat turds and streptococcus.

[LegacyGTBiggie]

I used to work at Verizon center at my old job. And thank god the employees catering was outsourced.

 

The chipotle there is next to the Mcdonalds and they ALWAYS have rats and shit in there.

 

And in general that place is filled with MICE.

 

I wish they had done this at RFK before the Nationals moved to their new park... That place was gross!

[Gire]

Mmmmm, all this talk is making me hungry! Lunch Time!

 

 

 

(Where's the vomit smiley?)

[LegacyGTBiggie]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w319/MissAshllee/rainbow_puke.gif

[JayRez33]

at least the islanders have something good going for them

[06gtleg]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Platinum_Racing]

Living in MA, I guess I'm safe next time I visit Gillette Stadium...

[Irimis]

at least the islanders have something good going for them

 

I find this so hard to believe. Its pretty gross in there.

[LegacyGTBiggie]

If you read the whole article it mentions that in a lot of cases the inspections are done at times to reduce the infractions... Like on off days when nothing is open. Or I would assume known of well ahead of time allowing for people to FIX issues.

[Platinum_Racing]

While many of those infractions are disgusting, I can guarantee you that if any of those inspectors hit ANY fast food restaurant in the country they would find similar infractions. No gloves, cross-contamination, improper food temps, improper handling, ect...

 

I guarantee it.

[LegacyGTBiggie]

Well I ate a dog and nachos at Nationals Park today... here is to PRAYING they were dropping free

[Platinum_Racing]

Ya know, in some countries rat droppings are considered a delicacy.

 

 

Not.

[ehsnils]

http://www.bedug.com/pics/McRat.jpg