What's Lurking in your Stadium Food?

[RockaFowler]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100725/stadiumconcessions

ESPN's "Outside the Lines" reviewed health department inspection reports for food and beverage outlets at all 107 North American arenas and stadiums that were home to Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Hockey League and National Basketball Association teams in 2009. At 30 of the venues (28 percent), more than half of the concession stands or restaurants had been cited for at least one "critical" or "major" health violation. Such violations pose a risk for foodborne illnesses that can make someone sick, or, in extreme cases, become fatal.

Among the findings:

• Chicago: Three of the four stadiums show no violations, but inspectors showed up when the stadiums were not hosting games, with no food being served or prepared, and no workers present.

• Dallas: A new, billion-dollar stadium didn't translate to pristine health inspection reports.

• Florida: All stadiums scored among the worst when it came to violations cited by inspectors. Inspections are performed by a state agency, and officials say that makes their standards more uniform and stringent.

• California: Ten of its 12 stadiums had among the lowest percentages of vendors in violation. California inspections are handled by each county health agency.


Now I know why we have poor attendance at Marlins games :)

[joeybee12]

1. I'm safe...I'm ridiculously cheap and refuse to pay stadium prices...

...I gorge prior to entrance.

[El Supremo]

2. I'm already thowing up about the Rockies.

Bad food won't add to the nausea.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[MrSlayer]

3. I only drink when I go to games.

So no worries here.

[Scurrilous]

4. Ditto.

:thumbsup:

[era veteran]

6. Better bring a flask/ ummm slime

Other complaints to inspectors came from employees, including one food service worker at what is now called Sun Life Stadium near Miami who told them that several small insects were mixed into frozen alcoholic beverages at a stand where workers hadn't cleaned equipment. "The whole stand needs to be properly inspected before hundreds, if not thousands, of fans (are) subjected to the possibility of becoming ill," the complaint states. In that case, inspectors cited the vendor with a critical violation after finding a buildup of slime inside a frozen drinks machine.

[Onceuponalife]

5. Cali rules!!!

You haven't lived till you tried the grilled Polish dog at the (San Jose) Shark Tank.

[Forkboy]

7. Can't be any worse than what I feed myself.

[joeybee12]

10. Yeah, your diet is bad except when you're in training for the Stars on Ice

shows.

[Iggo]

8. A hot dog's a hot dog, right?

[TZ]

9. I'm having "dinner" at Nationals park tonight...*sigh*

at least it seems to be one of the okay places..only 25% of the vendors had citations....x(