What's lurking in your stadium food

Vendor inspection reports

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=5401646

Florida

American Airlines Arena
Miami Heat
Vendors with critical violations: 93%

Inspection report excerpt: Critical violations included several safety issues related to electrical wiring and such equipment as gas boilers.

Amway Arena
Orlando Magic
Vendors with critical violations: 75%

Inspection report excerpt: At a location that sells fish, inspectors found potentially hazardous ready-to-eat food not consumed/sold within a week of opening/preparation.

BankAtlantic Center
Florida Panthers
Vendors with critical violations: 67%

Inspection report excerpt: Inspectors issued several violations for soiled ice bins and coolers.

Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Jacksonville Jaguars
Vendors with critical violations: 77%

Inspection report excerpt: At least 11 locations cited for holding hot food at temperatures below 135 degrees, causing potential bacterial growth.

Raymond James Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vendors with critical violations: 84%

Inspection report excerpt: Inspectors found chicken tenders not being cooked to the required 165 degrees.

St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa Bay Lightning
Vendors with critical violations: 88%

Inspection report excerpt: 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.

Sun Life Stadium
Miami Dolphins, Florida Marlins
Vendors with critical violations: 93%

Inspection report excerpt: In June 2009, an employee complained anonymously that small insects and other debris were blended into frozen alcoholic beverages at a stand where equipment wasn't being cleaned. When inspectors checked, they issued a critical violation for a buildup of slime inside the frozen drinks machine.

Tropicana Field
Tampa Bay Rays
Vendors with critical violations: 100%

Inspection report excerpt: Several violations addressed dirty countertops, utensils and equipment. Although every report indicated a critical violation, all vendors met basic inspection standards to keep operating.

:no:

So never eat stadium food in Florida apparently.....

Looks like Im safe :shifty:

Illinois

Soldier Field
Chicago Bears
Vendors with critical violations: 12%

Inspection report excerpt: Almost all violations were due to a lack of hot water.

United Center
Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks
Vendors with critical violations: 0%

Inspection report excerpt: No critical or major violations. Chicago health inspectors inspect vendors while the stadiums are empty, when no workers are preparing or serving food.

U.S. Cellular Field
Chicago White Sox
Vendors with critical violations: 0%

Inspection report excerpt: No critical or major violations. Chicago health inspectors inspect vendors while the stadiums are empty, when no workers are preparing or serving food.

Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs
Vendors with critical violations: 0%

Inspection report excerpt: No critical or major violations. Chicago health inspectors inspect vendors while the stadiums are empty, when no workers are preparing or serving food.

Province of Ontario 0%...nice. Now maybe I should go to a Blue Jay game some time. Maybe not. ;)

Tropicana Field
Tampa Bay Rays
Vendors with critical violations: 100%

Inspection report excerpt: Several violations addressed dirty countertops, utensils and equipment. Although every report indicated a critical violation, all vendors met basic inspection standards to keep operating.

Seriously WTF???
What's the point of calling something a "critical violation" if having "critical violations" isn't enough to have the health inspectors close down a rat hole?

How many people do you have to kill before you get a restaurant shut down in Florida? Obviously the number is fairly high.

I saw this on my local news here in Toronto last night.

One person, his face blacked out said that one employee cut himself and bled into the cooking soup, and felt it sufficient enough to take a soup spoon full (forgot the term they used) off the top and continued to cook.

Ewwww. Sometimes it is better to not know what you are eating huh? McDonald's anyone?