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"Football conspiracy theorists have long been able to smell a rat in even the most minor of incidents on the pitch, but those at Old Trafford might have more grounds than most after health inspectors reported the presence of rodents at the stadium.
An inspection of Manchester United's stadium revealed "mouse activity" which the club were advised to monitor, alongside a broken tap and flaking pipework, according to a report by fcbusiness. In response to the report, available through a Freedom of Information request, Manchester United said they had a "robust pest control system".
Meanwhile Reading risked getting entangled in a mess after food inspectors found cobwebs and dead insects in a drinks area.
The inspectors uncovered a host dubious hygiene practises in a number of other Premier League grounds, with Swansea criticised for serving pink chicken, leaving open a packet of ham in a kitchen and letting pate go off.
Chelsea were warned about a serious contravention of hygiene laws when they nearly served out of date "cooked turkey saddles". Poor labelling of meat pies earned the Stamford Bridge club a further reprimand, though a later inspection noted that their hygiene standards had improved to become generally excellent.
Fulham were ticked off about bread rolls being left under a wash basin, a rusty pair of scissors and a hole in the wall that might give access to pests. Southampton and Stoke City were told to tidy up, and Aston Villa, Wigan, QPR and West Ham were all also guilty of minor infringements.
But for the league's cleanest clubs, look no further than Manchester City, Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle and Sunderland. All of the above – generally rivals on the pitch – were equals in the keeping things tidy department."
source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/14/manchester-united-rat-hygiene-checks
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
"HOW THE CLUBS FARED:
Arsenal - The London club scored top marks with inspectors with no contraventions of legislation witnessed;
Aston Villa - The Villains were picked up on maintaining temperature control, a lack of water being provided to certain units and a leaking drain pipe;
Chelsea - Health inspectors detailed how out of date turkey saddles were almost served, how frozen pies were not correctly labelled and also expressed concerns about the sale stockpot. But it seems the warning was taken, as a follow up inspection recorded hygiene being generally excellent;
Everton - High standards of food hygiene and safety were noted by the inspectors;
Fulham - Areas of concern shared with Fulham included an open box of bread rolls under a basin, a hole in a wall which could have given access to pests, and a pair of rusty scissors;
Liverpool - Like their Merseyside neighbours, Liverpool showed good standards and procedures;
Manchester City - The Premier League champions were noted for their very good standards and no action was required;
Manchester Utd - The Red Devils were criticised for flaking paintwork and concerns were raised about the presence of rodents, with the report instructing the club to continue to monitor and react to the mouse activity;
Newcastle United - No problems were discovered by inspectors at St James's Park with good standards observed;
Norwich City - no response;
Queens Park Rangers - A few minor problems were found at Loftus Road such as a few loose taps, no hot water to a hand basin and low lighting in certain areas;
Reading - Health inspectors found dead insects and cobwebs at the Madejski Stadium, which they instructed the club to clean away, as well as a hole in a ceiling and rubbish behind the PG Tips table;
Southampton - Southampton were instructed to clean one of their ceilings, refill a soap dispenser and sort out a gap in a floor which provided potential access for pests;
Stoke City - The Potters were told to clean a dirty vacuum packer and take action on some pouches for vacuum packing that were stored in a dirty box;
Sunderland - The inspection found the Stadium of Light to comply with hygiene and food legislation;
Swansea City - Some of the issues highlighted by the reports included chicken being served that was still pink, out of date watercress, out of date pate and an open packet of cooked ham left in a kitchen;
Tottenham Hotspur - Tottenham scored well in the report with food hygiene being recorded as well managed; ::
West Bromwich Albion - Top marks for West Brom as hygiene standards were recorded as being very high;
West Ham United - Not many problems were discovered at Upton Park with inspectors just instructing some extractor filters to be cleaned and to replace a missing ceiling tile;
Wigan Athletic - High standards were noted at Wigan with the report just telling them to ensure temperatures were recorded properly."
source:
http://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=2205/title=old trafford food hygiene concerns uncovered
Anyone ever experience any "incidents" at our stadium or others?
"Football conspiracy theorists have long been able to smell a rat in even the most minor of incidents on the pitch, but those at Old Trafford might have more grounds than most after health inspectors reported the presence of rodents at the stadium.
An inspection of Manchester United's stadium revealed "mouse activity" which the club were advised to monitor, alongside a broken tap and flaking pipework, according to a report by fcbusiness. In response to the report, available through a Freedom of Information request, Manchester United said they had a "robust pest control system".
Meanwhile Reading risked getting entangled in a mess after food inspectors found cobwebs and dead insects in a drinks area.
The inspectors uncovered a host dubious hygiene practises in a number of other Premier League grounds, with Swansea criticised for serving pink chicken, leaving open a packet of ham in a kitchen and letting pate go off.
Chelsea were warned about a serious contravention of hygiene laws when they nearly served out of date "cooked turkey saddles". Poor labelling of meat pies earned the Stamford Bridge club a further reprimand, though a later inspection noted that their hygiene standards had improved to become generally excellent.
Fulham were ticked off about bread rolls being left under a wash basin, a rusty pair of scissors and a hole in the wall that might give access to pests. Southampton and Stoke City were told to tidy up, and Aston Villa, Wigan, QPR and West Ham were all also guilty of minor infringements.
But for the league's cleanest clubs, look no further than Manchester City, Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle and Sunderland. All of the above – generally rivals on the pitch – were equals in the keeping things tidy department."
source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/14/manchester-united-rat-hygiene-checks
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
"HOW THE CLUBS FARED:
Arsenal - The London club scored top marks with inspectors with no contraventions of legislation witnessed;
Aston Villa - The Villains were picked up on maintaining temperature control, a lack of water being provided to certain units and a leaking drain pipe;
Chelsea - Health inspectors detailed how out of date turkey saddles were almost served, how frozen pies were not correctly labelled and also expressed concerns about the sale stockpot. But it seems the warning was taken, as a follow up inspection recorded hygiene being generally excellent;
Everton - High standards of food hygiene and safety were noted by the inspectors;
Fulham - Areas of concern shared with Fulham included an open box of bread rolls under a basin, a hole in a wall which could have given access to pests, and a pair of rusty scissors;
Liverpool - Like their Merseyside neighbours, Liverpool showed good standards and procedures;
Manchester City - The Premier League champions were noted for their very good standards and no action was required;
Manchester Utd - The Red Devils were criticised for flaking paintwork and concerns were raised about the presence of rodents, with the report instructing the club to continue to monitor and react to the mouse activity;
Newcastle United - No problems were discovered by inspectors at St James's Park with good standards observed;
Norwich City - no response;
Queens Park Rangers - A few minor problems were found at Loftus Road such as a few loose taps, no hot water to a hand basin and low lighting in certain areas;
Reading - Health inspectors found dead insects and cobwebs at the Madejski Stadium, which they instructed the club to clean away, as well as a hole in a ceiling and rubbish behind the PG Tips table;
Southampton - Southampton were instructed to clean one of their ceilings, refill a soap dispenser and sort out a gap in a floor which provided potential access for pests;
Stoke City - The Potters were told to clean a dirty vacuum packer and take action on some pouches for vacuum packing that were stored in a dirty box;
Sunderland - The inspection found the Stadium of Light to comply with hygiene and food legislation;
Swansea City - Some of the issues highlighted by the reports included chicken being served that was still pink, out of date watercress, out of date pate and an open packet of cooked ham left in a kitchen;
Tottenham Hotspur - Tottenham scored well in the report with food hygiene being recorded as well managed; ::
West Bromwich Albion - Top marks for West Brom as hygiene standards were recorded as being very high;
West Ham United - Not many problems were discovered at Upton Park with inspectors just instructing some extractor filters to be cleaned and to replace a missing ceiling tile;
Wigan Athletic - High standards were noted at Wigan with the report just telling them to ensure temperatures were recorded properly."
source:
http://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=2205/title=old trafford food hygiene concerns uncovered
Anyone ever experience any "incidents" at our stadium or others?
